2,319 results for “General Electric”, page 1 of 116
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Court case · Texas Supreme Court · December 5, 2008
N RE General Electric Company (2008)
The Texas Supreme Court held the trial court abused its discretion in denying General Electric, Warren Pumps and Ingersoll-Rand's forum non conveniens motions, and conditionally granted mandamus directing dismissal, against plaintiff Richards. Under Tex…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois · March 10, 2016
Hubert v. General Electric Company (2016)
The court found Plaintiff Patricia Hubert had not properly pleaded diversity jurisdiction against General Electric and ordered her to file an amended complaint by March 31, 2016; pending motions were denied as moot. A representative of…
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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 · Pennsylvania Superior Court · March 19, 2015
Wygant v. General Electric Company (2015)
The Superior Court affirmed the trial court's judgment on the pleadings for General Electric, Hunter Sales and Reading Crane, holding the administratrix's wrongful death action was time-barred. After Neiman struck down Act 152…
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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, Southern District of New York · November 5, 2021
Paroni v. General Electric UK Holdings Ltd. (2021)
The court granted plaintiff Elodie Paroni's unopposed motion and transferred the case against General Electric UK Holdings Ltd. to the Northern District of California to cure the lack of personal jurisdiction in New York. Under…
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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, Eastern District of Pennsylvania · October 5, 2004
Chicano v. General Electric Company (2004)
The court denied General Electric's motion for summary judgment, finding genuine fact issues on duty to warn, causation and the government contractor defense, and granted plaintiff's motion to substitute Linda Chicano as executrix and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · March 28, 2005
Nesbiet v. General Electric Co. (2005)
The court denied Nesbiet's motion to remand to state court, holding that General Electric properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute, and ruled GE's stay motion moot. A defendant seeking federal…
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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 · Oregon Court of Appeals · February 8, 2012
Portland General Electric Company v. Ebasco Services, Inc. (2012)
…and vacated the supplemental fee judgment in favor of Portland General Electric. A court lacks jurisdiction to enter a default judgment for more than the amount prayed for in the complaint unless the defaulting party had…
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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 · New York Supreme Court · December 13, 2007
Briggs v. General Electric Co. (2007)
…Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Long Island Lighting Company Glenwood Landing Powerhouse; Long Island Lighting Company's Glenwood Landing Powerhouse, Glenwood Landing electrician apprentice Long Island Lighting Company's Glenwood Landing Powerhouse Glenwood Landing early 1950s
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 10, 2025
Thibodeaux v. General Electric Company (2025)
Reed Thibodeaux and his wife, Cynthia Thibodeaux, sued General Electric Company and other defendants, including Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (Avondale). The case concerns Reed's employment-related asbestos exposure and his later mesothelioma diagnosis. Avondale asked the…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court · November 9, 1993
Fisk v. Wcab (general Elec.) (1993)
…Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board, which had required benefits to be calculated on the decedent's 1980 wage (date of last exposure) and had reversed the referee's 20% penalty against General Electric; the claimant widow…
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Court case · Kentucky Supreme Court · August 23, 2007
General Elec. Co. v. Cain (2007)
The Kentucky Supreme Court held that General Electric was not entitled to summary judgment on its exclusive-remedy defense and that nine of the sixteen premises owners in the Rehm case were, with seven owners' claims…
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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…