19 results for “Reaction Department”
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Court case · Maryland Court of Appeals · August 28, 1996 · in the opinion
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett (1996)
…effect. That OCF had direct knowledge of the hazardous nature of asbestos was evident in 1941, when one of the lawyers in its Legal and Patent Department, having received a letter from a Saranac Doctor, expressed…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · August 13, 1982 · in the opinion
Neubauer v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (1982)
…and a study to be published by the Labor Department estimates that at least 8,500 workers — perhaps as many as 10,000 — will die each year until the end of this century from asbestos-related…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · November 18, 1993 · in the opinion
Srite v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (1993)
…in physical pain. Mr. Ben had been employed at the Petrotex Refinery in the labor department as an insulator. He worked on a daily basis as a sandblaster throughout his tenure at Petrotex, from 1958 until…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · January 21, 1994 · in the opinion
Tabolt v. Flintkote Co. (In re New York Asbestos Litigation, 1994)
Flintkote's argument that this procedure provides a double recovery for inflation was rejected after thorough attention by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Fourth Department, in Brown v. State, 184 A.D…
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Court case · Arizona Supreme Court · November 19, 1982
Nelson v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona (1982)
…The court found that Mrs. Nelson had a meritorious excuse. Doctors and neighbors described an abnormal grief reaction that impaired her understanding, and the delay did not prejudice the carriers. It set aside the award and…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 29, 1988 · in the opinion
Pecorino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1988)
…pleaded that the Defendants' breach of these various duties (as well as the fact that these products precipitated great harm which was not a consequence of any unique or unforeseeable reaction of the user) caused Mr…
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Court case · Nebraska Supreme Court · June 1, 2007 · in the opinion
Olivotto v. DeMarco Bros. Co. (2007)
…on October 9, 1998, when she suffered a reaction to latex that required her to seek emergency medical treatment. She had noticed symptoms later associated with an allergy to latex in the 1980's, but the…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · September 26, 2012 · in the opinion
Georgia-Pacific v. Farrar (2012)
…Md. at 726. The complaint alleged that Ms. Crews "suffered a hypoglycemic reaction and experienced a \blackout' causing her to lose control of her vehicle" and strike the vehicle driven by Mr. Gourdine, causing his death…
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Court case · Virginia Supreme Court · January 10, 1992 · in the opinion
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson (1992)
…After reviewing these options, the memorandum states: If \[the union's\] reaction is unfavorable, the way is opened to spread word among the locals about the refusal of the Union officials to make \[insurance protection and…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · November 2, 2016 · in the opinion
Pisano v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2016)
…9-1-29. The Rhode Island Legislature enacted § 9-1-29 in reaction to the elimination of the doctrine of privity in order to shield contractors, installers, and engineers from liability after a certain number of…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · May 1, 1981 · in the opinion
Fusco v. Johns-Manville Products Corp. (1981)
…972 (5th Cir. 1975) (products liability case time-barred because plaintiff brought suit five years after she had been informed that her physical ailments probably resulted from an adverse reaction to the defendant's product). [\1184…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · July 15, 1985 · in the opinion
Dartez v. Fibreboard Corp. (1985)
…to bar the proof for purposes of establishing mental anguish. Dartez's own testimony regarding his emotional reaction to the realization of the risks he now faces and Comstock's testimony as to what he told…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · August 28, 1995 · in the opinion
Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1995)
…of cases which involve substantially the same questions of fact, as happens when large numbers of plaintiffs allege that they have developed similar illnesses in reaction to a particular toxic substance. See Fed.R.Civ.P…
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Court case · Maryland Court of Special Appeals · January 7, 1998 · in the opinion
ACandS v. Abate (1998)
…they may pierce through the smallest airways into the pleura. The fibers that reach the pleura cause a localized reaction which results in a deposit of scar tissue. When the scarring of the pleura is localized…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · September 10, 1973 · in the opinion
Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation (1973)
…fibers, once inhaled, remain in place in the lung, causing a tissue reaction that is slowly progressive and apparently irreversible. Even if no additional asbestos fibers are inhaled, tissue changes may continue undetected for decades. By…
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Court case · West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals · November 15, 1996 · in the opinion
Marlin v. Bill Rich Const., Inc. (1996)
…at 166 (citations omitted). In addition, the Court observed that "\[t\]he reasonableness of the plaintiff's reaction to the event will normally be a jury question." Id. at 491, 425 S.E.2d at 167…
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Court case · Minnesota Supreme Court · May 14, 1982 · in the opinion
DeCosse v. Armstrong Cork Co. (1982)
…over recent articles carried in local and national newspapers concerning mesothelioma and stated that "unwise treatment of research data in public discussions could cause reactions which were not justified by the state of scientific knowledge." \ \ \ \ \ \ Industry…
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Court case · Tennessee Supreme Court · September 10, 1990 · in the opinion
Potts v. Celotex Corp. (1990)
…drug); Martinez-Ferrer v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., 105 Cal. App.3d 316, 164 Cal. Rptr. 591 (1980) (acute allergic reactions and cataracts caused by drug); cf. Anderson v. Sybron Corp., 165 Ga. App. 566, 567-568…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York · June 15, 1998 · in the opinion
Consorti v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. (In Re Joint Eastern and Southern Dist. Asbestos, 1998)
…1979). As indicated, all plaintiffs differ. That there exists an infinite variety of people who will experience different reactions to similar tragedies further compounds the difficulty of quantifying a reasonable verdict. See Geressy, 980 F.Supp…