20 results for “Owens-Illinois”
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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 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 · 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 · 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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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…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · November 9, 2016 · in the opinion
Crane Co. v. DeLisle (2016)
… 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 · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · August 2, 2012 · in the opinion
Faddish v. Buffalo Pumps (2012)
…Ferayorni v. Hyundai Motor Co., 711 So.2d 1167, 1172 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998), following Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 53 Cal.3d 987, 281 Cal.Rptr. 528, 810 P.2d 549, 558 (1991). Under…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · June 20, 2018 · in the opinion
Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (2018)
…possession and control of all or part of the plant such that it owed Mr. Batchelor the same duty that a landowner owes an invitee under the law of premises liability. For the reasons explained below…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · December 27, 2017 · in the opinion
Bechtel Corporation v. Batchelor (2017)
…possession and control of all or part of the plant such that it owed Mr. Batchelor the same duty that a landowner owes an invitee under the law of premises liability. For the reasons explained below…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · October 19, 2014 · in the opinion
Oneal v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2014)
…a manufacturer is not liable for harm caused by, and owes no duty to warn of the hazards inherent in, asbestos products that the manufacturer did not manufacture or distribute"). This Court likewise is persuaded that…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida · April 4, 2022 · in the opinion
Andres v. Raytheon Technologies Corp. (2022)
…Mr. Andres to asbestos.\[1\] (ECF No. 379 at 13-14.) However, the documents to which the Plaintiff cite do not show that Huntsman owns this property. Rather, these documents show that Huntsman's subsidiaries, and…
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Court case · Florida District Court of Appeal · March 30, 2022 · in the opinion
Ripple v. CBS Corporation (2022)
…marrying into a cause of action" for loss of consortium. Domino's potentially opens a wide door to a future case in which a person, not necessarily involved in a relationship of love and affection with…