16 results for “General Electric”
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · February 6, 2009
RT Vanderbilt Company, Inc. v. Franklin (2009)
…General Electric Plastic; General Electric Appliance Park employee of Florida Tile Florida Tile plant Lawrenceburg 1968-1973; employee of General Electric Plastic General Electric Plastic 1973-1999; wife of a General Electric Appliance Park worker General…
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Asbestos type
Actinolite Asbestos: The Green Twin of Tremolite
…Stiefken Heat vulcanizable polysiloxane compositions containing asbestos (US Patent 3,715,329, 1973), General Electric Co Thickened organic liquids (US Patent 3,714,041, 1973), Cabot Corp Composition and method for inhibiting asbestos fiber dust (US…
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Asbestos type
Anthophyllite Asbestos: The Fiber That Started It
…644,138, 1972), Charles E. Stiefken Heat vulcanizable polysiloxane compositions containing asbestos (US Patent 3,715,329, 1973), General Electric Co Method for dispersing asbestos fibers (US Patent 3,721,637, 1973), F. Schultz, H. Fogel…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 19, 2017 · in the opinion
Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (2017)
…1078 \[109 Cal.Rptr.3d 371\], the plaintiffs alleged that the decedent had been exposed to asbestos by Bechtel Construction at two Pacific Gas and Electric sites constructed by Bechtel, "Contra Costa Buildings 6 and 7…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 21, 2021 · in the opinion
Ann Strobel v. Johnson & Johnson (2021)
…upon, we think J&J has implicitly confirmed the reliability of Dr. Fitzgerald's sources by endorsing Dr. Sanchez's reliance on sources of the same general type. J&J attempts to argue that, without Dr…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · May 19, 2020
Luca v. American Int'l Indus. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…in an asbestos case by pointing to gaps in the plaintiff's proof, and conflicting expert reports on general and specific causation raise credibility issues that a court cannot resolve on motion papers. Causation; Expert Testimony…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · March 17, 2020
Peterson v. Vanderbilt Mineral (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2020)
…them earlier was inadvertent and the other side shows no prejudice. Conflicting expert reports on general and specific causation raise fact issues that bar summary judgment, and a venue change motion served long after the answer…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Anthophyllite asbestos: state of the science review
…a standardized incidence ratio of 67 (95% CI 18 to 172) for mesothelioma in heavily exposed men who had worked at least 3 months, compared with the eastern Finland general population. In one reviewed rat study…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Columbia · August 6, 2019 · in the opinion
Jackson v. Colgate-Palmolive Company (2019)
Those sources can be grouped into four general categories: (1) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers purchased by law firms on the internet or at antique fairs; (2) talc from Cashmere Bouquet containers that had previously been…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Malignant mesothelioma incidence among talc miners and millers in New York State
…7) times the rate in the general population (P < 0.01). I conclude that: (1) mesothelioma has been diagnosed among members of the cohort at a rate in excess of that in the general population…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Evaluation of public and worker exposure due to naturally occurring asbestos in gravel discovered during a road construction project
…their equipment, and living quarters was required, as was the possible future exposure of workers and the general public to asbestos already used in the roadway construction. In addition, a decision was needed on whether to…
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Court case · New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division · April 28, 2021 · in the opinion
Lanzo v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company (2021)
…Ibid. It held that, because the defendants had general knowledge of the rollover problem, they "had notice of potential relevance to this and other litigation involving their product." Ibid. Because the evidence of destruction of raw…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 25, 2017 · in the opinion
Alfaro v. Imerys Talc America Inc. (2017)
…Fitzgerald's opinion was based on the excluded testing, and therefore was also inadmissible. However, the court found Fitzgerald could give the general opinion that the product was "friable. . . that when dispersed it can be inhaled…
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Court case · New York Court of Appeals · April 26, 2022 · in the opinion
Nemeth v. Brenntag N. Am. (2022)
…plaintiff's evidence (see majority op at 344-347). To the extent the majority suggests there was a lack of any evidence of general causation, such a suggestion is unsupportable as there was an abundance of…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · September 1, 2021 · in the opinion
Pifer v. Irwin Industrial Tool Co. (2021)
…media evidence is authentic by a preponderance of the evidence," id. at 597—flows from the same general overarching principle: when determining authenticity, the court looks at the relative likelihood that the evidence is what it…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 5, 2021 · in the opinion
Leavitt v. Johnson & Johnson (2021)
…the studies and other information cited by experts adequately support the conclusion that the expert's general theory or technique is valid.' \[Citation.\] The goal of trial court gatekeeping is simply to exclude \clearly invalid and…