287 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 15
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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 · Washington Court of Appeals · November 4, 2008
Taylor v. Union Carbide Corporation (2008)
The Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment granted to Union Carbide and remanded for trial, ruling for David Taylor and his wife. A plaintiff may use circumstantial evidence to show exposure to a defendant's…
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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 · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · September 30, 2019
Dugger v. Union Carbide Corporation (2019)
John Dugger, Sr. owned and ran an auto repair shop, Personal Auto, from 1980 to 1984 and worked as a mechanic at H&S Bakery in the early 1980s. He worked with Bendix brakes, some of which contained asbestos. He later developed mesothelioma and died.…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · January 10, 2018
Sawyer v. Union Carbide Corporation (2018)
The estate, widow and children of Joseph Morris sued Foster Wheeler and many other companies in Baltimore City Circuit Court. They said Morris died of mesothelioma, diagnosed in December 2014, after asbestos exposure while working as a riveter…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · September 9, 2021
Murphy v. Union Carbide Corporation (2021)
Robert Murphy was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2019 and sued several companies in Baltimore City Circuit Court. He claimed his disease came from asbestos exposure while working at the Key Highway Shipyard in 1973 and 1974. He said he was exposed…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · April 20, 2016
Sawyer v. Union Carbide Corporation (2016)
The estate, widow and children of Joseph Morris sued Foster Wheeler and other defendants in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Morris was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December 2014 and died in March 2015. The plaintiffs alleged he was exposed to…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · April 29, 2019
Sawyer v. Union Carbide Corporation (2019)
Janya Sawyer, representing the estate of Joseph Morris, and Morris's surviving children sued Foster Wheeler and other defendants. Morris was diagnosed with asbestos-related mesothelioma in December 2014 and died in March 2015. The plaintiffs alleged…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · September 30, 2019
Dugger v. Union Carbide Corporation (2019)
John Dugger, Jr., for himself and as personal representative of the estate of John Dugger, Sr., sued Honeywell International, successor to Bendix, along with other family members. They claimed Mr. Dugger developed pleural mesothelioma, which caused…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Delaware · June 27, 2017
Shaw v. Union Carbide Corp. (In re Asbestos Litigation, 2017)
The magistrate judge recommended granting Union Carbide's unopposed motion for summary judgment against Ralph and Joan Shaw because Mr. Shaw did not identify a Union Carbide asbestos product. Under Connecticut law, a plaintiff must show…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · February 22, 2016
Bartolone v. Union Carbide Corp. (In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, 2016)
The court denied Union Carbide's motion for summary judgment in its entirety, so plaintiff's estate's claims against Union Carbide go forward to trial. A defendant cannot obtain summary judgment by pointing to gaps…
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Court case · California Court of Appeal · October 28, 2015
Marteney v. Union Carbide Corp. (2015)
The Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of Union Carbide's and Elementis's motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, leaving the strict-liability judgment for Marie Marteney in place. Under Rutherford, a plaintiff shows causation…
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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…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · February 24, 2015 · in the opinion
Sroka v. Union Carbide Corp. (2015)
…Union Carbide Corporation; John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.; Owens-Illinois Glass Company; E.L. Stebbing & Co., Inc.; Hampshire Industries, Inc.; Universal Refractories Company; J.H. France Refractories Company; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; MCIC, Inc.; CBS Corporation…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · January 17, 2024
Silviano v. AO Smith Water Prods. Co. (2024)
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for a joint trial of the Last action with the Joyce action over the opposition of defendants Union Carbide, Mario & DiBono Plastering and Tishman Realty. Under the case management…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · April 8, 2022
Sentilles v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (2022)
The court granted the unopposed summary judgment motions of Union Carbide, Amchem, Zurich (as alleged insurer of Marquette) and John Crane, and dismissed Sentilles's and Huntington Ingalls (Avondale)'s claims against them with prejudice. A…
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Court case · U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · August 23, 2018
Waite v. Aii Acquisition Corp. (2018)
…Union Carbide for lack of personal jurisdiction, ruling against the Waites. In the Eleventh Circuit, specific jurisdiction requires that the defendant's forum contacts be a but-for cause of the claimed tort, and a corporation…
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 29, 2010
Asbury v. AW Chesterton Company (2010)
The court denied Union Carbide's motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens, so the Asburys' case stays in Rhode Island. It ruled out Rhode Island law, tentatively found Iowa had the most significant relationship, and…
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Court case · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · July 5, 2023
Robichaux v. Huntington Ingalls Inc. (2023)
The court granted summary judgment to IMO, GE, Viacom and Union Carbide, dismissing all claims against them with prejudice, and denied Zurich's summary judgment motion as moot because Zurich had been dismissed from the case…