82 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 5
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · October 21, 2013
Matter of New York City Asbestos Litigation v. AW Chesterton Co., Inc. (2013)
Seven plaintiffs, or their estates, brought asbestos injury suits in New York County. Six had mesothelioma and one, Perez, had lung cancer. Their cases were part of an "In Extremis" trial group, and they asked for a joint trial. Their alleged…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · May 18, 2016
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…and granted summary judgment to General Electric on all of the Arbogasts' claims against it. A plaintiff must offer evidence from which a jury can reasonably infer that a defendant's product actually contained asbestos before…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · September 21, 2004
Jessop v. Acf Industries, LLC (2004)
…Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka shops and rail yard; Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Topeka electrician Topeka, Kansas rail yard of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Topeka sixteen year career
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 3, 1998 · in the opinion
Scheiding v. General Motors Corp. (1998)
…230, 67 S.Ct. 1146, 91 L.Ed. 1447.) Accordingly, "\[p\]reemption fundamentally is a question of congressional intent." (English v. General Electric Co. (1990) 496 U.S. 72, 78-79, 110 S.Ct. 2270, 110…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 26, 2013
Baiocco v. AC & S., Inc. (2013)
…s Mate and fire control mechanic United States Navy and shipyards 1950s-1980s; signalman Boston & Maine Railroad 1950s-1980s; Pipe Coverer United States Navy 1950s-1980s; winder General Electric Schenectady 1950s-1980s; bricklayer factories, churches, schools…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · July 25, 2016 · in the opinion
Arbogast v. AW Chesterton Co. (2016)
…to Square D for use in the manufacture or assembly of molded or bonded component parts in certain electrical equipment products which may or may not have contained asbestos:... Union Carbide Corporation \[and\] General Electric.... (Id…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · April 27, 2021 · in the opinion
Connor v. Covil Corporation (2021)
…EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY; FLOWSERVE US, INC., individually and as successor to BYRON JACKSON PUMP COMPANY; FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL, f/k/a Fluor Corporation; FLUOR CONSTRUCTORS INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED; FLUOR DANIEL SERVICES CORPORATION; FLUOR ENTERPRISES, INC.; GENERAL ELECTRIC…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · November 19, 2015 · in the opinion
Estate OF Brust v. Acf Industries, LLC (2015)
…Westinghouse Electric Corp.; CARRIER CORPORATION; CERTAINTEED CORP., individually and as successor-in-interest to Gustin Bacon; EATON CORPORATION, as successor-in-interest to Eaton Electrical, Inc., and Cutler-Hammer, Inc.; FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION; GENERAL ELECTRIC…
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · August 20, 2010 · in the opinion
Laverty v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2010)
…ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., FLEXO SUPPLY COMPANY, FORD CORPORATION, GARLOCK, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPANY, FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, GOODRICH CORPORATION, GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · December 19, 2016 · in the opinion
Vesper v. 3M Company (2016)
…MATTHEW P. KESSLER, MCGIVNEY & KLUGER PC. FOSTER WHEELER, LLC, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant, represented by CHRISTOPHER J. KEALE, SEDGWICK LLP & DAVID SCHUYLER BLOW, SEDGWICK LLP. GEORGIA-PACIFIC, LLC…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 21, 2007 · in the opinion
Frastaci v. Vapor Corporation (2007)
…supra, 272 U.S. at p. 611 . . . .) This effect on interstate commerce would be both "direct and substantial." (English v. General Electric Co. \[,supra,\] 496 U.S. \[at p.\] 85 . . . .) As Law explains, the imposition of…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · February 14, 2007 · in the opinion
Fleischman v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (2007)
…Ctr., Inc., Ky., 807 S.W.2d 476 (1991)." Gafford v. General Electric Co., 997 F.2d 150, 165 (6th Cir. 1993). DISCUSSION As mentioned supra, the Defendant asserts that the 1986 release signed by Mr…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Superior Court · October 12, 2007 · in the opinion
Donoughe v. Lincoln Elec. Co. (2007)
…485 A.2d 408, 423 n. 5 (1984), abrogated on unrelated grounds as recognized by Moroney v. General Motors Corp., 850 A.2d 629, 634-35 (Pa.Super.2004)). However, as this Court noted in Dambacher…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 16, 2016 · in the opinion
Hassell v. The Budd Co. (In re Asbestos Products Liability Lit.(no. VI), 2016)
…As amended in 1915, however, the LIA included a "general" power that "extend\[ed\] to the design, the construction, and the material of every part of the locomotive and tender and of all appurtenances." 272 U…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · November 20, 2012 · in the opinion
Neuer v. American Art Clay Co., Inc. (2012)
…Mr. Neuer testified that he was exposed to asbestos from working with steam lines and electrical equipment throughout his railroad career. He does not allude to asbestos exposure by reason of any other occupation. Defendants assert…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maine · June 19, 2020 · in the opinion
Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2020)
…(ECF No. 77.) For the reasons set forth below, this motion is DENIED. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Victor Coffin served as an aviation electrician in the U.S. Navy from January 1968 to September 1971, as a machinist…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 16, 2010 · in the opinion
Haver v. BNSF Railway Company (2010)
…inside the diesel repair shop, including boilermakers, pipefitters, electricians, and laborers. Mike worked in close proximity to pipefitters while they worked on the locomotives and on insulated pipes within the shop. The pipefitters would perform maintenance…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maine · September 16, 2020 · in the opinion
Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2020)
…86-89). For the reasons set forth below, I DENY these motions. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Victor Coffin served as an aviation electrician in the U.S. Navy from January 1968 to September 1971, as a machinist for…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 17, 2013 · in the opinion
Frieder v. Long Is. RR (2013)
…clean the counters, clean the — you know, clean that area up so that other people could sit down." The LIRR employees who patronized the diner belonged to trade unions. They included electricians, carpenters, machinists, and metal…
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Industry
Asbestos Exposure in Railroad Work
…Transportation Department was run by a former Pullman Company general mechanical inspector (Asbestos, Feb. 1943). Site Year reported What the magazine says was used Source New Haven Railroad electric locomotives 1924 Rockbestos all-asbestos covered cable…