27 results for “Owens-Illinois”, page 1 of 2
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · May 20, 1992
Baione v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1992)
The appellate court reversed the final judgment for Owens-Illinois, reinstated the plaintiff's strict liability counts and punitive damages claim, and remanded; the plaintiff got no retrial on negligence because she had not appealed that…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 15, 1994
Davies v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1994)
The appellate court reversed the final judgment for Owens-Illinois after a jury verdict and remanded for a new trial, because excluding the Ames deposition was an abuse of discretion that favored the plaintiff, Frances Davies…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 1, 2014
Rothchild v. Crane Co. (2014)
…Audrey sued Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Owens-Illinois and Union Carbide in federal court in southern Florida. The amended complaint alleges that Mr. Rothchild contracted mesothelioma. The opinion does not describe…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 5, 1985
Meehan v. Celotex Corp. (1985)
Carmella Meehan, as personal representative of her husband Charles Meehan's estate, sued Celotex and other asbestos product makers, claiming their products caused his death. Charles worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from 1942 to 1945, where he was…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 1, 2014
Rothchild v. Crane Co. (2014)
Herbert Rothchild and his wife Audrey sued several companies, including Union Carbide, in Florida state court, and the case was removed to federal court. They alleged that he developed mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos-containing products made,…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · June 13, 1985
Celotex Corp. v. Copeland (1985)
Lee Loyd Copeland and his wife sued sixteen asbestos product manufacturers. Copeland worked as a boilermaker from 1942 to 1975 on 50 to 100 jobs, and he developed asbestosis and an asbestos-related cancer. He said the products were mostly insulation…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · October 24, 2012 · in the opinion
Rich v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (2012)
…to refutation on cross-examination). This does not render the prejudicial portion of Kirk's deposition dealing with Kaiser Gypsum's products admissible. See Murphy v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 779 F.2d 340, 344 (6th Cir…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida · November 15, 1994 · in the opinion
Matter of Celotex Corp. (1994)
…mentioned, has dealt with the term "asbestosis" as an exclusion in insurance policies. In a recent New Jersey case, the appellate court held the [\110] term asbestosis was not ambiguous. Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Ins…
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Exposure sites · Florida
Florida Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage
…pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment) Plibrico: 60 entries (refractory plastics and castables) ACandS: 59 entries (insulation contracting) Owens-Illinois: 56 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation) GAF: 28 entries (roofing and building products) U.S. Gypsum…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · July 8, 2011 · in the opinion
American Optical Corporation v. Spiewak (2011)
…exposure. . . . \[T\]he mere presence of asbestos fibers, pleural thickening or pleural plaques in the lung unaccompanied by an objectively verifiable functional impairment is not enough."); Owens-Illinois v. Armstrong, 591 A.2d 544, 561 (Md…
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Court case · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida · December 22, 1997 · in the opinion
Matter of Celotex Corp. (1997)
…with op., 972 F.2d 751 (7th Cir.1992). The Illinois courts have set forth certain indicators to be observed when the trial court considers the facts and measures the reasonableness of the notice. One of…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · August 26, 1999
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Ballard (1999)
…yes and approved the Fourth District's decision upholding the $31 million punitive damages award for Ballard against Owens-Corning. A punitive award above three times compensatory damages can overcome the statutory presumption of excessiveness under…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · January 19, 1994
WR Grace & Co.—Conn. v. Dougherty (1994)
The appeals court affirmed the final judgment for the Dougherty plaintiffs against W.R. Grace and Owens-Corning, rejecting their challenges to the jury instructions, the deposition evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence of Grace…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 12, 1985
Nance v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. (1985)
E.S. Nance worked in a Norfolk, Virginia shipyard from 1940 to 1945 and was exposed to asbestos there. In May 1976 he was diagnosed with asbestosis and mesothelioma. He sued asbestos companies in Florida in April 1980 and died in Florida in August…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · September 25, 2018 · in the opinion
Doolin v. Ford Motor Company (2018)
…Ct. App. 2016); Sheffield v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 595 So. 2d 443, 456 (Ala. 1992) (finding summary judgment was inappropriate where evidence showed the decedent worked close to where asbestos products were used and expert…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · February 26, 2020 · in the opinion
Union Carbide Corporation v. Font (2020)
…Babcock & Wilcox, and Owens-Corning. \[5\] Union Carbide also suggests that an instruction on the learned intermediary defense would be sufficient if it used the word "discharge" instead of "fulfill," since both words signify a complete…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · August 2, 2023 · in the opinion
Smith v. Carlisle Industrial Brake & Friction, Inc. (2023)
…at summary judgment the evidence must be considered in a light most favorable to the nonmoving party and all competing inferences must be drawn in favor of the nonmoving party); see also Owens v. Publix Supermarkets…
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State law · Florida
Florida Mesothelioma Lawyer: Asbestos Claims, Deadlines & Compensation
…against the product makers, depending on the facts. We have not found a Florida appellate decision on whether a plant owner or employer owes a duty to household members. Call to discuss. We also offer free…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · October 15, 2018 · in the opinion
DeLisle v. Crane Co. (2018)
… Brightwater; and Owens-Corning Fiberglass. Lorillard contested DeLisle's use of Kent cigarettes. DeLisle testified that he smoked on average a pack of Kent cigarettes a day from junior high school until he enlisted in the…
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Court case · Florida Supreme Court · March 17, 1988 · in the opinion
Celotex Corp. v. Meehan (1988)
…been diagnosed with asbestosis will not inevitably contract either mesothelioma or lung cancer); Lavelle v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., 30 Ohio Misc.2d 11, 507 N.E.2d 476 (1987)(a plaintiff can never prove causation…