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  1. Court case · California Court of Appeal · November 29, 2007

    Bakkie v. Union Carbide Corporation (2007)

    The Court of Appeal affirmed the jury's liability findings against Union Carbide and the denial of its JNOV motion, but reversed the $14.1 million future noneconomic damages award as excessive and ordered a new…

  2. Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 15, 2010

    Union Carbide Corporation v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (2010)

    …Appeal denied Union Carbide's petition for writ of mandate, leaving in place the trial court's ruling that John Washington's Texas deposition could be used in the California wrongful death action; Union Carbide lost…

  3. Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 18, 2013

    Strickland v. Union Carbide Corp. (2013)

    The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment for Strickland's widow and children against Union Carbide, holding substantial evidence supported the jury's finding that exposure to Calidria contributed to his risk of peritoneal mesothelioma. Under…

  4. Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · April 5, 2024

    Speck v. CBS Corporation (2024)

    The court granted summary judgment to General Dynamics, Gould, Plenco, Union Carbide, Ericsson and RSCC Wire & Cable, and to Eaton on the fraud claims. It denied summary judgment to Bath Iron Works and Metalclad, rejected their…

  5. Court case · U.S. District Court, Southern District of California · February 16, 2016 · in the opinion

    Walashek v. Air Liquid Systems Corporation (2016)

    …Union Carbide Corporation, 231 Cal. App. 4th 962 (2014), Union Carbide argued that the testimony of plaintiff's expert that "\[a\]ll of the asbestos together contributes to cause mesothelioma," cannot be squared with Rutherford's…

  6. Court case · California Court of Appeal · September 8, 2015 · in the opinion

    Shiffer v. CBS Corporation (2015)

    … Izell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 962, 971 \[180 Cal.Rptr.3d 382\] \[even if Union Carbide's asbestos compound made it to a jobsite, "this still leaves speculation about whether Mr…

  7. Court case · California Court of Appeal · May 18, 2021 · in the opinion

    Phipps v. Copeland Corporation LLC (2021)

    …Asbestos Cases (2020) 44 Cal.App.5th 475, 488; see Izell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 962, 975 (Izell) \["As our Supreme Court explained in Rutherford, \\[t\]he substantial factor standard is…

  8. Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 21, 2021 · in the opinion

    Benavidez v. Fluor Corp. (2021)

    …causation.'" (Petitpas v. Ford Motor Co. (2017) 13 Cal.App.5th 261, 289; see Izell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 962, 969; McGonnell v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. (2002) 98 Cal.App.4th…

  9. Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 17, 2017 · in the opinion

    Phillips v. Honeywell International Inc. (2017)

    …at p. 86.) In Izell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 962 (Izell), the owner of a residential construction business was diagnosed with mesothelioma and sued more than 20 manufacturers or suppliers allegedly…

  10. Court case · California Court of Appeal · August 2, 2012 · in the opinion

    Rollin v. Foster Wheeler, LLC (2012)

    …applies only if a manufacturer provided adequate warnings to the intermediary. \[Citations.\]" (Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp. (2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 23, 29.) No California court has applied the sophisticated intermediary doctrine to absolve a…

  11. Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · March 30, 2021 · in the opinion

    Pizarro v. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (2021)

    …California, "\[p\]unitive damages can be awarded only where the jury finds oppression, fraud, or malice by clear and convincing evidence." Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp., 190 Cal.App. 4th 23, 34 (2010) (internal citations omitted)…

  12. Court case · California Court of Appeal · January 21, 2016 · in the opinion

    Casey v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. (2016)

    …that made reference to the hazards of asbestos." In October 1968, Union Carbide sent Kaiser Gypsum information on the importance of controlling "asbestos dust exposure" among workers, the value of "adequate exhaust ventilation" and "environmental monitoring…

  13. Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 15, 2015 · in the opinion

    Soto v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc. (2015)

    …the record contains evidence sufficient to support the judgment. It is the appellant's affirmative burden to demonstrate otherwise." (Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp. (2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 23, 33 \[117 Cal.Rptr.3d 791…

  14. Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 30, 2019 · in the opinion

    Lopez v. the Hillshire Brands Company (2019)

    …sources of plaintiff's injury." (Id. at pp. 1416-1417.) We review a jury's causation finding for substantial evidence. (Izell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 962, 969; Jones v. John Crane…

  15. Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 24, 2013 · in the opinion

    Keeney v. AW Chesterton Company (2013)

    …It is the appellant's affirmative burden to demonstrate otherwise. \[Citation.\]" (Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp. (2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 23, 33 (Stewart).) It is undisputed that Keeney served in the Navy for over 20…

  16. Court case · California Court of Appeal · March 15, 2016 · in the opinion

    DePREE v. BASF Catalysts LLC (2016)

    …suppliers, jury could not infer without speculating that plaintiff was exposed to Union Carbide's joint compound as opposed to joint compound from other manufacturers, despite proof that Union Carbide joint compound was present at plant\]…

  17. Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 24, 2015 · in the opinion

    Quiroz v. BNSF Railway Company (2015)

    …4th at p. 1084; see also Izell v. Union Carbide Corp. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 962, 968-969 (Izell)\["\In the context of a cause of action for asbestos-related latent injuries, the plaintiff must…

  18. Court case · California Court of Appeal · July 18, 2003

    Kinsman v. Unocal Corp. (2003)

    …that the employer carried workers' compensation insurance. Premises Owner Liability; Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Union Oil Los Angeles refinery (Unocal); Unocal refinery, Wilmington, Wilmington carpenter (scaffolding) Unocal refinery…

  19. Court case · California Supreme Court · December 19, 2005

    Kinsman v. Unocal Corporation (2005)

    … Premises Owner Liability; Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Loss of Consortium; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Union Oil Los Angeles refinery (Unocal); Unocal refinery, Wilmington, Wilmington carpenter (scaffolding) Unocal refinery, Wilmington Wilmington 1950's

  20. Court case · California Court of Appeal · June 20, 2007

    Kinsman v. Unocal Corporation (2007)

    …should have known of asbestos hazards supports a negligence verdict. Causation; Failure to Warn; Premises Owner Liability; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Union Oil Los Angeles refinery (Unocal); Unocal refinery, Wilmington, Wilmington carpenter (scaffolding) Unocal refinery…