104 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 6
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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…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · March 2, 2021
Neely EX rel. Estate OF Goehring v. Union Carbide Corporation (2021)
The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's no-evidence summary judgment for Union Carbide, so the Goehring children's wrongful death claim failed. Under Flores and Bostic, a plaintiff must offer reliable, defendant-specific…
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Court case · Georgia Court of Appeals · March 20, 2012
Union Carbide Corporation v. Fields (2012)
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of partial summary judgment to the Fieldses on the defendants' nonparty-fault defense and affirmed the denial of Union Carbide's summary judgment motion, so the Fieldses won…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · May 8, 2013 · in the opinion
Francis v. Union Carbide Corporation (2013)
RENDON JOSEPH FRANCIS, v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, ET AL. No. 2012-CA-1397. May 8, 2013. Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit. Mickey P. Landry, Frank J. Swarr, David R. Cannella, Philip C. Hoffman, LANDRY…
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Court case · Delaware Superior Court · April 24, 2019
Rowland v. Union Carbide Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2019)
The Delaware Superior Court granted Union Carbide's motion for summary judgment against Jane and Douglas Rowland because they could not show that the joint compound they used contained Union Carbide's asbestos. A plaintiff must…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · December 17, 2007
Slaughter v. Union Carbide Corp. (2007)
Ronald and Edna Slaughter sued 39 manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products in Los Angeles County. Edna had been diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006 and died in December of that year. They alleged she was exposed while they…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · March 4, 2016
Bourke v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (2016)
Julius David Bourke sued Exxon Mobil, Georgia-Pacific, Union Carbide, Taylor-Seidenbach and Eagle in a New Orleans state court. He alleged asbestos exposure causing malignant mesothelioma. He said he was exposed as a child through…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Colorado · March 19, 2019
Mestas v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (2019)
Richard Mestas, Sr. and Lori Ann Muse sued more than two dozen companies in Colorado state court. Mestas has mesothelioma, and Muse seeks damages for loss of consortium. They allege that his father carried asbestos home on his clothing from 1953 to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · September 16, 2014
Sherin v. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. (2014)
The court denied Union Carbide's motion in limine and its summary judgment motion on product identification, exposure and causation, but granted summary judgment to Union Carbide on the duty-to-warn claim and on the…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · October 11, 2024
Day v. 3M Company Inc. (2024)
The court denied Union Carbide's and Graybar's motions to exclude Dr. Kradin and Dr. Ellenbecker, except that Dr. Ellenbecker may not testify on the design adequacy of the warnings, so the plaintiffs largely prevailed…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · January 7, 2014
Anderson v. Bondex International, Inc. (2014)
…order denying Barbara Anderson leave to amend her complaint, so Georgia-Pacific and Union Carbide prevailed because the amended claims did not relate back and were time-barred. An amended complaint relates back under Fed. R…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · October 7, 2022
Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company (2022)
Callen Cortez was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2020 and died in May 2022. His widow and children sued a group of companies and insurers, alleging he was exposed to asbestos during his career and through take-home exposure from his father's…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · December 20, 2006 · in the opinion
Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (2006)
…Zachry contract with Union Carbide was a construction contract, the trial court's usurpation of the jury's role was wholly improper." Mr. Griffin testified about a "construction contract" between Zachry and Union Carbide dated June…
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · October 15, 2021
Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2021)
…D Company), along with other makers and sellers of asbestos products, including Union Carbide. She alleged she was exposed directly while working at a Square D facility for a few months in 1978, and indirectly through…
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Court case · Louisiana Court of Appeals · September 16, 2022
Everett v. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (2022)
…Foster Wheeler and Peter Kiewit stayed pending and were not affected. The opinion notes that the appeal against Union Carbide had already been dismissed in a separate order. The court did not decide the causation question.
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Court case · Kentucky Court of Appeals · August 9, 2019
Schneider Electric USA, Inc. v. Williams (2019)
…and sued Schneider Electric USA, formerly Square D Company, and other asbestos product makers including Union Carbide. She alleged she was exposed to asbestos brought home on her father's clothing, since he worked for Square…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois · May 31, 2016
Neumann v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC (2016)
Doris Jane Neumann sued several makers and distributors of asbestos-containing products in Illinois state court; the case was heard in federal court in Chicago. She alleged she developed malignant mesothelioma from asbestos fibers her son Greg…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 5, 2018
Matter of Adesso v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2018)
…auto repair and laundering a husband's work clothes. Defendants including Foster Wheeler, Union Carbide and Cleaver-Brooks opposed. The judge applied the standard that joint trials need a plain identity of issues, looking at worksites…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · May 17, 2022
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (2022)
Felton Robichaux sued Avondale (Huntington Ingalls) and many other companies in Louisiana state court, alleging he developed mesothelioma, diagnosed in January 2022, from asbestos exposure. He alleged he worked at Avondale Shipyards from 1961 to…
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Court case · Washington Court of Appeals · August 1, 2022 · in the opinion
Carroll v. Akebono Brake Corporation (2022)
…JAPAN, and as successor-in-interest to Daikin Clutch Corporation; GENUINE PARTS COMPANY; HENNESSY INDUSTRIES, INC.; JACK CLIFFORD PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS INC.; LuK CLUTCH SYSTEMS LLC; METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; SIX ROBBLEES' INC.; and UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION…