714 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 36
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · April 3, 2017
Woo v. General Electric Company (2017)
The Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment dismissal of the Woo Estate's claims against General Electric and remanded for trial, because fact issues existed on GE's duty to warn and on causation. A…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · October 22, 2010
Faddish v. General Electric Co. (2010)
…magistrate panel's finding that a genuine factual dispute existed on product identification, but granted General Electric summary judgment on the government contractor defense, so the plaintiff lost her failure-to-warn claim against GE. The…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · January 29, 2013
Cardaro v. General Electric Co. (In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (VI), 2013)
The court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, holding the Louisiana statute of repose did not bar the Cardaros' failure-to-warn claims and that a fact question remained, so the Cardaros prevailed on…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 9, 2016
Hoffman v. General Electric Company (2016)
The Court of Appeals reversed the superior court's CR 12(b)(6) dismissal of Larry Hoffman's claims against General Electric and Ketchikan Pulp Company and remanded, so Hoffman prevailed on the appeal, although the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · September 17, 2009
Kirks v. General Electric Company (2009)
…district court denied the plaintiffs' motions to remand both cases to Delaware state court, holding that General Electric had established federal officer removal jurisdiction. A contractor may remove under the federal officer removal statute, construed broadly…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts · March 11, 2021
Sebright v. General Electric Co. (2021)
…Navy sailor. A plaintiff must also show that a defendant's specific product contained asbestos, and loss of consortium and parental society claims are not available under general maritime law in this circuit. Causation; Product Identification;…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 3, 2014
Whalen v. General Electric Corporation (2014)
The court denied General Dynamics' motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' strict products liability claim and denied its motion to strike the punitive damages prayer as moot, so the Whalens' claims proceeded. Under maritime law, a complaint…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit · January 27, 2009
Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (2009)
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for General Motors, Cincinnati Gas & Electric and General Electric, and the executor of Dennis Martin's estate lost on all claims. Under Kentucky law, a negligence claim needs evidence that…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 22, 2010
Adamson v. General Elec. Co. (2010)
…Garlock, CBS/Westinghouse, General Electric and Union Carbide (no proof of exposure to their asbestos products), against the estate's executor. To survive summary judgment, a plaintiff must present evidence that the defendant's asbestos-containing…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 18, 2014
Comardelle v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (2014)
Michael Comardelle sued Westinghouse (CBS Corporation), Foster Wheeler, GE and more than a dozen other defendants in Orleans Parish civil court. He alleged that asbestos exposure during his work from 1963 to 1979, including at the Avondale Shipyard,…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · May 24, 2024
Gay v. AO Smith Corporation (2024)
The Third Circuit affirmed summary judgment for General Electric against the estate of Carl Gay, and affirmed the denial of reconsideration, because GE was entitled to derivative sovereign immunity. A contractor operating a government-owned laboratory…
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Court case · Kentucky Supreme Court · December 16, 2010
Certainteed Corporation v. Dexter (2010)
…Premises Owner Liability; Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: General Electric plant (Mount Vernon), Mount Vernon pipefitter General Electric plant (Mount Vernon) Mount Vernon 1969-1971; pipefitter 1963-1964; pipefitter 1946-1984
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · January 23, 2023
McDERMID v. 3M Company (2023)
The Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for General Electric and CBS Corp. (successor to Westinghouse) against the McDermid plaintiffs' negligent supervision claims and held the remaining claims time-barred by the statute of repose. A turbine…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · June 24, 2024
Jacob v. Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (2024)
…holding that General Electric's federal officer removal was timely and that the court had subject matter jurisdiction. A defendant's ability to remove under the federal officer removal statute does not depend on its acting…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · September 28, 2011
Vickroy v. AW Chesterton, Inc. (2011)
…rejecting General Electric's federal officer removal for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. A removing defendant under the federal officer statute must show it acted under a federal officer's direction and has a colorable…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana · October 31, 2022
Reulet v. Lamorak Ins. Co. (2022)
The court denied the summary judgment motions of General Electric and ViacomCBS/Westinghouse, so the plaintiffs' claims against the two turbine manufacturers go forward. Under Air & Liquid Systems v. DeVries, a manufacturer may have a duty…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania · June 25, 2021
Gay v. AO Smith Corp. (2021)
The court ruled on General Electric's summary judgment motion in a federal asbestos case, but the opinion contradicts itself: the reasoning finds the plaintiff failed to show enough exposure to GE products and says the…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky · April 12, 2013
Stallings v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation (2013)
…keeping the case in federal court on General Electric's and Crane Company's federal officer removal. A government contractor may remove under the federal officer removal statute if it was acting under a federal agency…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 31, 2023
Elorreaga v. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (2023)
The federal district court denied summary judgment motions by General Electric, ViacomCBS, Air & Liquid Systems and Warren Pumps, and granted the Elorreaga family's motion for partial summary judgment that the government contractor defense does not…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington · April 18, 2019
Deem v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
…products made or sold by several companies. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2015 and later died of it. General Electric, Foster Wheeler and Westinghouse (CBS) moved for summary judgment, arguing there was no evidence of…