General Electric Federal Litigation Filings

United States of America v. ACS Industries, Inc. et al

Filed: December 22, 2016 as 1:2016cv00665
Court: Rhode Island District Court
Defendant: ACS Industries, Inc., AGFA Corporation, AIW Wind Down Corp., Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Alcoa Inc., American Optical Corporation, Analog Devices, Inc., Avnet, Inc., Ausimont Industries, Inc., BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Benjamin Moore & Co., Inc., Benny's Inc., Benny's of Mass., Inc., Benny's of Rhode Island, Inc., BNS Co., Bull HN Information Systems Inc., Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc., CAP, Inc., CBS Operations, Inc., City of Boston, Clean Harbors, Inc., Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, Corning Incorporated, Costa Inc., Cumberland Engineering Corp., CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Energizer Manufacturing, Inc., Envirite Corp., Flint Group US LLC, Fortifiber Corporation, Galego Equities, Inc., General Cable Industries, Inc. and others
Plaintiff: United States of America
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters

Dixon et al v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al

Filed: December 21, 2016 as 2:2016cv03960
Court: South Carolina District Court
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, A W Chesterton Company, Bayer Cropscience Inc, Blackmer Pump Company, CBS Corporation, Copes-Vulcan Inc, Crane Co, Dana Companies LLC, Elliott Company, Fisher Controls International, Flowserve Corporation, FMC Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Gardner Denver Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries Inc, Industrial Holdings Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee Valve Company, Nash Engineering Company, The, Sterling Fluid Systems USA LLC, Sulzer Pumps US Inc, Union Carbide Corporation, Uniroyal Inc, Velan Valve Corporation, Viking Pump Inc, Weil-McLain Company
Plaintiff: Archie W Dixon, Connie T Dixon
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

NYBECK v. FOSTER WHEELER LLC et al

Filed: December 21, 2016 as 2:2016cv06570
Court: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Cross Claimant: ALLEN-SHERMAN-HOFF, CRANE CO., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, CBS CORPORATION, RAYLOC COMPANY, QUAKER CITY MOTOR PARTS, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO, MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING, FOSTER WHEELER LLC, GOULD ELECTRONICS INC., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC. A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., MONSEY PRODUCTS, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, A.O.SMITH CORP.
Cross Defendant: ALLEN-SHERMAN-HOFF, A.O.SMITH CORP., AMTICO DIVISION OF AMERICAN BILTRITE, ARVIN MERITOR SUCCESSOR TO ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING, AURORA PUMP, BALTIMORE ENNIS LAND CO. INC., BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., BELL & GOSSETT/DOMESTIC PUMP, BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, BRIDGESTONE AMERICA TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC, BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., BW/IP, CBS CORPORATION, CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION, CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC. A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., COMPUDYNE CORP., COONEY BROTHERS, CRANE CO., CT CORPORATION SYSTEMS, DANA CORPORATION, FOSTER WHEELER LLC, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULD ELECTRONICS INC., GOULDS PUMPS INC., GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., HAJOCA CORPORATION, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, HONEYWELL, INC., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, ITT BELL GOSSET, ITT INC and others
Defendant: FOSTER WHEELER LLC, A.O.SMITH CORP., ALLEN-SHERMAN-HOFF, AMTICO DIVISION OF AMERICAN BILTRITE, ARVIN MERITOR SUCCESSOR TO ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING, AURORA PUMP, BALTIMORE ENNIS LAND CO. INC., BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., BELL & GOSSETT/DOMESTIC PUMP, BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, BRIDGESTONE AMERICA TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC, BUFFALO PUMPS, INC., BW/IP, CBS CORPORATION, CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION, CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC. A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., COMPUDYNE CORP., COONEY BROTHERS, CRANE CO., DANA CORPORATION, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULDS PUMPS INC., GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., GOULD ELECTRONICS INC., CT CORPORATION SYSTEMS, HAJOCA CORPORATION, HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, HONEYWELL, INC., IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., ITT BELL GOSSET, ITT INC, INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY and others
Plaintiff: RICHARD NYBECK
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Martinez v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp et al

Filed: December 20, 2016 as 3:2016cv02099
Court: Connecticut District Court
Cross Claimant: Air & Liquid Systems Corp, General Electric Company, Crane Co.
Cross Defendant: Crane Co., Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc, Foster Wheeler, LLC, General Electric Company, Viad Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Air & Liquid Systems Corp
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corp, Crane Co., Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc, Foster Wheeler, LLC, Viad Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corp., General Electric Company
Plaintiff: Louis Martinez, Jr.
Special Master: James Hawkins
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Vanbuskirk v. Archer Daniels Midland Company et al

Filed: December 20, 2016 as 3:2016cv01371
Court: Illinois Southern District Court
Cross Claimant: Crane Co., Imo Industries Inc., Riley Stoker Corporation, Trane US, Inc., Ingersoll Rand Company, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Cross Defendant: Archer Daniels Midland Company, CBS Corporation, Cleaver Brooks, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporartion, Gardner Denver, Inc, General Electric Company, Imo Industries Inc., Ingersoll Rand Company, John Crane , Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Riley Stoker Corporation, Trane US, Inc., Zurn Industries LLC, Crane Co.
Defendant: Archer Daniels Midland Company, CBS Corporation, Cleaver Brooks, Inc., Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporartion, Gardner Denver, Inc, General Electric Company, Imo Industries Inc., Ingersoll Rand Company, John Crane , Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Riley Stoker Corporation, Trane US, Inc., Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: Marlene Vanbuskirk
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

General Electric Company v. DEXA Solutions, LLC et al

Filed: December 13, 2016 as 3:2016cv00829
Court: Wisconsin Western District Court
Defendant: DEXA Solutions, LLC, Benjamin Williams
Plaintiff: General Electric Company
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

CRAVER v. 3M COMPANY et al

Filed: December 12, 2016 as 1:2016cv01397
Court: North Carolina Middle District Court
Defendant: 3M COMPANY, AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, ALCAN PRODUCTS CORPORATION, ALCATEL-LUCENT USA, AMERICAN INSULATED WIRE CORPORATION, A.O. SMITH CORPORATION, AT&T Corporation, CARRIER CORPORATION, CBS CORPORATION, CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., CRANE CO., CYCLOTHERM CORPORATION, DUREZ CORPORATION, ERICSSON, INC., EXTECO, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, GOULD ELECTRONICS, INC., GOULDS PUMPS, INC., GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY, LLC, OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC., SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC., SIEMENS CORPORATION, TACO, INC., THERMO-ELECTRIC CO., INC., UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, UNIROYAL HOLDING INC., VIKING PUMP, INC., WARREN PUMPS, LLC, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plaintiff: DORETHA KEENER CRAVER
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Griffin et al v. Able Supply Company et al

Filed: December 7, 2016 as 5:2016cv00188
Court: Texas Eastern District Court
Cross Claimant: Day & Zimmermann Incorporated, Able Supply Company
Cross Defendant: Able Supply Company, CBS Corporation, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, General Electric Company, Lindola M Griffin, William Raymond Griffin, Jr, Red River Development Authority, Day & Zimmermann Incorporated
Defendant: Able Supply Company, A P Supply Company, CBS Corporation, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Day & Zimmermann Incorporated, General Electric Company, Red River Development Authority, The Climatic Corporation
Plaintiff: William Raymond Griffin, Jr, Lindola M Griffin
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Dugger et al v. Union Carbide Corporation et al

Filed: December 7, 2016 as 1:2016cv03912
Court: Maryland District Court
Cross Claimant: Friction Materials Inc., Trane U.S. Inc., Howden Buffalo, Inc., Crane Co., Paramount Packing & Rubber, Inc, Alfa Laval, Inc., Burnham, LLC, Cooper Industries, Inc., Dana Companies, LLC, Flowserve US Inc.,, FMC Corporation, Foster Wheeler LLC, Goodrich Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Pneumo Abex Corporation, Riley Power, Inc, The William Powell Company, J.H. France Refractories Co., Keeler/Door-Oliver Boiler Company, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Lear Siegler Diversified Holdings Corp., Phelps Packing and Rubber Co., Tate Engineering Systems, Inc.
Cross Defendant: Friction Materials Inc., A.O. Smith Corporation, Air and Liquid Systems Corporation, Alfa Laval, Inc., Atwood & Morrill, BW/IP International, Inc., Babcock Borsig Power, Inc., Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Borgwarner Morse Tec, Inc., Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., Burnham, LLC, CBS Corporation, Carlisle Companies, Inc., Carver Pump Co., Certainteed Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Cooper Industries, Inc., Copes-Vulcan, Inc., Crane Co., Crown, Cork and Seal Co., Inc., Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation, Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Dana Companies, LLC, Deming Pumps, E.L. Stebbing & Co., Inc., Eaton Corporation, Eaton Hydraulics, Inc., Echlin Inc., Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc., FMC Corporation, Flowserve Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Inc. and others
Defendant: Union Carbide Corporation, John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., E.L. Stebbing & Co., Inc., Hampshire Industries, Inc., Lloyd E. Mitchell, Inc., Universal Refractories Company, J.H. France Refractories Co., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, MCIC, Inc., Robert I. McCormick, Elizabeth McCormick, Patricia Schunk, CBS Corporation, General Electric Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Certainteed Corporation, International Paper Company, Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Cooper Industries, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC, The Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust, Crown, Cork and Seal Co., Inc., Georgia-Pacific, LLC, Koppers Company, Inc., Greene, Tweed & Co., Phelps Packing and Rubber Co., Paramount Packing & Rubber, Inc, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., Tate Engineering Systems, Inc., Keeler/Door-Oliver Boiler Company and others
Plaintiff: John Dugger, Jr., Melody Natishin, Dana Buzgierski, Rana Sanchez, Matthew Dugger, Julia Dugger, To The Use of Sandra Dugger
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Lineberger et al v. CBS Corporation et al We have opinions for this case

Filed: December 7, 2016 as 1:2016cv00390
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: CBS Corporation, CNA Holdings, Inc., Cooper Industries, LLC, Durez Corporation, Eaton Corporation, General Cable Industries, Inc., General Electric Company, Georgia Pacific LLC, Gould Electronics, Inc., Graybar Electric Co, International Paper Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Plastics Engineering Company, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rogers Corporation, RSCC Wire & Cable, LLC, R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc., Schnieder Electric USA, Inc., Sears, Roebuck and Co., Siemens Corp, Tarkett, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC
Plaintiff: Tommy William Lineberger, Marcella Wilson Lineberger
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Beames v. General Electric Company et al

Filed: December 5, 2016 as 3:2016cv01979
Court: Connecticut District Court
Defendant: General Electric Company, CBS Corporation, Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Foster Wheeler, LLC, Crane Co
Plaintiff: James Beames
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Beames v. General Electric Company et al

Filed: December 5, 2016 as 5:2016cv01979
Court: Connecticut District Court
Defendant: General Electric Company, CBS Corporation f/k/a Viacom Inc., successor-by-merger with CBS Corporation f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Air & Liquid Systems Corporation as successor-by-merger to Buffalo Pumps, Inc., Foster Wheeler L.L.C., Crane Co. individually and/or as parent, alter ego and/or successor-in-interest to Chapman Valve Company, Cochrane Corp., Chempump, Crane Supply, Crane Pumps and Systems, Inc. and /or Jenkins Valves
Plaintiff: James Beames
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

v. Crane Co. et al

Filed: December 5, 2016 as 3:2016cv01980
Court: Connecticut District Court
Cross Claimant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Crane Co., General Electric Company
Cross Defendant: CBS Corporation, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler, LLC, General Electric Company, Air & Liquid Systems Corporation
Defendant: Crane Co., General Electric Company, CBS Corporation, Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Foster Wheeler, LLC
Plaintiff: James Beames
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Pieno, Jr. et al v. Atwood Morrill Co. et al

Filed: December 2, 2016 as 1:2016cv01119
Court: Delaware District Court
Cross Claimant: FMC Corporation, IMO Industries Inc., Honeywell International, Inc.
Cross Defendant: FMC Corporation, Atwood Morrill Co., BW/IP Inc., Borgwarner Morse Tec LLC, Crane Co., Crosby Valve LLC, Flowserve U.S., Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC, Gardner Denver Inc., General Electric Company, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Grinnell LLC, Honeywell International, Inc., IMO Industries Inc., ITT Corporation, Kohler Company, Nash Engineering Holdings LLC, Riley Power Inc., Taco, Inc., The Fairbanks Company, The J.R. Clarkson Company LLC, Warren Pumps LLC
Defendant: Atwood Morrill Co., Borgwarner Morse Tec LLC, BW/IP Inc., Crane Co., Crosby Valve LLC, Flowserve U.S., Inc., FMC Corporation, Foster Wheeler LLC, Gardner Denver Inc., General Electric Company, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Grinnell LLC, Honeywell International, Inc., IMO Industries Inc., ITT Corporation, Kohler Company, Nash Engineering Holdings LLC, Riley Power Inc., Taco, Inc., The Fairbanks Company, The J.R. Clarkson Company LLC, Warren Pumps LLC
Plaintiff: John A. Pieno, Jr., Dione Pieno
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Clarence Leo Nesslein et al v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation et al

Filed: November 30, 2016 as 2:2016cv08858
Court: California Central District Court
Cross Claimant: Square D. Company
Cross Defendant: Does
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Armstrong International Inc., CBS Corporation, Crane Co., Does, Eaton Electrical Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries Co., ITT Industries Inc., Ingersoll Rand Company, John K. Bice, Inc., Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Rockwell Automoation, Inc., Square D. Company, Union Carbide Corporation, -, Warren Pumps, LLC
Plaintiff: Clarence Leo Nesslein, Janet Nesslein
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

Griffin et al v. Able Supply Company et al

Filed: November 28, 2016 as 3:2016cv03313
Court: Texas Northern District Court
Cross Claimant: Day & Zimmermann Incorporated
Cross Defendant: Able Supply Company, CBS Corporation, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, General Electric Company, Lindola M Griffin, William Raymond Griffin, Jr, Red River Development Authority
Defendant: Able Supply Company, A P Supply Company, CBS Corporation, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Day & Zimmermann Incorporated, General Electric Company, Red River Development Authority, The Climatic Corporation
Plaintiff: William Raymond Griffin, Jr, Lindola M Griffin
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

In re: ASBESTOS PRODUCTS

Filed: November 22, 2016 as 16-4148
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Appellee: DELAVAL STEAM TURBINE
Defendant - Appellee: AMERGARCO INC, AMERICAN EXPORT LINES, AMERICAN FOREIGN SS CORP, AMERICAN LEADER INC, AVON STEAMSHIP COMPANY INC, BLIDBERG ROTHCHILD AGENCY CORPORATION, DICKMAN WRIGHT AND PUGH, FARRELL LINES, GRACE LINES PRUDENTIAL LINES, GULF OIL TRADING COMPANY, ISBRANDTSEN LINES, KEYSTONE SHIPPING COMPANY, MATHIASEN TANKER INDUSTIRES INC, MOORE MCCORMACK LINES INC, ORION STEAMSHIP CO, PRUDENTIAL LINES INC, STATES MARINE LINES, STOCKARD STEAMSHIP CO, UNITED STATES LINES, AC AND S INC, NATIONAL GYPSUM CO, RAYBESTOS MANHATTAN INC, FOSTER WHEELER CO, UNITED STATES LINES INC REORGANIZATION TRUST, DELTA STEAMSHIP LINES INC, WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP, ALCOA INC, HUDSON WATERWAYS CORP, ISTHMIAN LINES, MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO, PENN SHIPPING CO, ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO INC
Plaintiff - Appellant: JOSEPH BLUE, GEORGE A. PERDREAUVILLE
Respondent - Appellee: AMERICAN EXPORT ISBRANDTSEN
Third Party - Appellee: T AND N PLC, OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP, KEENE CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH CORNING CORP, ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC, FOSTER WHEELER CORP, COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC, OWENS ILLINOIS INC, TURNER NEWALL PLC, ACANDS INC, AEROJET GENERAL SHIPYARDS, ASBESTOS CORP LTD, BABCOCK & WILCOX CO, CELOTEX CORP, EAGLE PICHER INDUSTRIES INC, FIBREBOARD CORP, FLEXITALLIC GASKET CORP, GAF CORP, GARLOCK INC, GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, AP GREEN REFRACTORIES CO, JACKSONVILLE SHIPYARDS, MANVILLE CORP ASBESTOS DISEASE COMPENSATION FUND, PELTZ BROTHERS INC, HK PORTER CO INC, SUN SHIP INC, TAMPA SHIP REPAIR AND DRYDOCK CO, THETFORD MINES, TODD SHIPYARDS, FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORP, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP

Hickey v. General Electric Company

Filed: November 21, 2016 as 3:2016cv00739
Court: Kentucky Western District Court
Defendant: General Electric Company
Plaintiff: Logan Hickey
Nature of Suit: Employment

Demos v. General Electric et al

Filed: November 18, 2016 as 2:2016cv00309
Court: Vermont District Court
Defendant: General Electric, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mac, International Financial Services, Marsh & Mclennan, Ameriprise Financial, Blackstone Group, Navient
Plaintiff: John R. Demos
Nature of Suit: Antitrust

Walters v. Siemens Industry, Inc., et. al. We have opinions for this case

Filed: November 16, 2016 as 0:2016cv00143
Court: Kentucky Eastern District Court
Defendant: Siemens Industry, Inc., AK Steel Corporation, Doble Engineering Company, General Electric Company
Plaintiff: Sharon Walters, Dwayne Walters
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury