4 results for “Owens-Corning Fiberglas”
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Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · January 19, 1994
Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1994)
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the judgment for Marilyn Spaur and her husband's estate against Owens-Corning Fiberglas, including compensatory, loss of consortium and punitive damages. Asbestos plaintiffs may prove causation under a flexible substantial…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa · July 16, 1998
Harder v. ACandS, Inc. (1998)
Oscar Harder worked from 1956 to 1989 as a utility worker for Iowa Public Service. His duties included maintenance at several power plants, among them overhauling General Electric steam turbines. Each overhaul began with removing thermal asbestos…
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Court case · Iowa Supreme Court · November 13, 2009 · in the opinion
Van Fossen v. MidAmerican Energy Co. (2009)
…section 427, one who employs an independent contractor to do work which the employer knows or has reason to know involves an "abnormally dangerous activity" owes a nondelegable duty to those exposed to the hazard. Restatement…
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Court case · Iowa Court of Appeals · January 16, 2008
Fossen v. Midamerican Energy Company (2008)
…of harm and public policy; on that analysis a landowner owes no duty to the spouse of an independent contractor's employee who carried asbestos fibers home from the premises. Failure to Warn; Premises Owner Liability…