11 results for “Owens-Illinois”
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Court case · California Supreme Court · August 28, 1997
Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997)
…new trial for Owens-Illinois. It held that the burden-shifting instruction was error but harmless, and that the tobacco company defense issue was controlled by Richards, so the plaintiffs' judgment against Owens-Illinois was not…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 12, 1998 · in the opinion
Arena v. Owens Corning Corp. (1998)
…Lewis Saxby, a former Owens Corning executive, established that Owens Corning became the exclusive distributor for Kaylo in 1953 or shortly thereafter. In 1958, Owens Corning bought the division of Owens-Illinois which manufactured Kaylo. Appellant…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 6, 2013 · in the opinion
Klinger v. Alderete (2013)
…Unocal Corp. (2005) 37 Cal.4th 659, 682; Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953, 962.) Given these facts and the legal authority at the time, we find that Klinger did not establish…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 2, 2013 · in the opinion
Swanson v. Simpson Timber Company (2013)
…to family members of an independent contractor, it would have decided the issue Ford presented to the court for review. Appellants' reliance on Olivo v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (N.J. 2006) 895 A.2d 1143 undercuts…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 30, 2002 · in the opinion
McGonnell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc. (2002)
…Plaintiffs A threshold issue in asbestos litigation is exposure to the defendant's product. The plaintiff bears the burden of proof on this issue. (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal.4th 953, 975-976…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 4, 2009 · in the opinion
Ransom v. Calaveras Asbestos, Ltd. (2009)
…27 Cal.3d 465, 477-478, fn. 11; see Rest.2d Torts, § 433 B(2); Sparks v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 461, 476-477, fn. 11; Lineaweaver v. Plant Insulation Co. (1995)…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 4, 2012 · in the opinion
Bettencourt v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2012)
…context of products liability actions, the plaintiff must prove that the defective products supplied by the defendant were a substantial factor in bringing about his or her injury." (Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1997) 16 Cal…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 13, 1996 · in the opinion
Hansen v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1996)
…caused from exposure to asbestos. In one action, John Hansen filed suit in California against Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation (OC) and 199 other named defendants, alleging personal injury from his own exposure to asbestos. In another…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 26, 1999
Howard v. Owens Corning (1999)
The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment for Owens Corning on a jury verdict that Howard's asbestos exposure was not a cause of his injury, and rejected the Howards' claim that they were entitled to…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 22, 2012 · in the opinion
Barker v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2012)
…defects: Manufacturing defects, design defects, and "\warning defects,' i.e., inadequate warnings or failures to warn."\[4\] (Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1991) 53 Cal.3d 987, 995 \[281 Cal.Rptr. 528, 810 P.2d…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · April 13, 2012 · in the opinion
Shields v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2012)
…strictly liable for failure to warn of risks arising from other manufacturers' products — the court began with the general rule formulated in its decision in Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1991) 53 Cal.3d 987…