9 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 · 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 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 · 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…