General Electric Federal District Court Decisions

BRG HARRISON LOFTS URBAN RENEWAL LLC v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY et al

Filed: July 14, 2017 as 2:2016cv06577
Court: New Jersey District Court
Defendant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC, ACCREDITED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Plaintiff: BRG HARRISON LOFTS URBAN RENEWAL LLC
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters

OPINION AND ORDER granting 52 Motion to Consolidate Cases; 16-CV-06577-SRC-CLW and 17-CV-01584-JMV-JBC are hereby consolidated into 16-CV-06577-SRC-CLW, with all subsequent filings to be filed only in 16-CV-06577-SRC-CLW and 17-CV-01584-JMV-JBC to be closed, and the Clerk is directed to edit the dockets to reflect the same, etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor on 07/14/2017. (ek)

Patricia Carroll et al v. ABB, Inc. et al

Filed: July 13, 2017 as 3:2015cv00373
Court: Wisconsin Western District Court
Cross Claimant: Warren Pumps, LLC, John Crane, Inc.
Cross Defendant: A. W. Chesterton Company, ABB, Inc., Alfa Laval, Inc., Armstrong International, Inc., CBS Corporation, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC, Crane Co., Crosby Valve, Inc., FMC Corporation, Flowserve US, Inc., General Electric Company, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., IMO Industries, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Jergunson Gage & Valve Company, John Crane, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pfizer Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The William Powell Company, Union Carbide Corporation, Velan Valve Corporation, Weir Valves & Controls USA, Inc., Warren Pumps, LLC
Defendant: ABB, Inc., Alfa Laval, Inc., Armstrong International, Inc., A. W. Chesterton Company, CBS Corporation, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC, Crane Co., Crosby Valve, Inc., Flowserve US, Inc., FMC Corporation, General Electric Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., IMO Industries, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Jergunson Gage & Valve Company, John Crane, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pfizer Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Velan Valve Corporation, Warren Pumps, LLC, Weir Valves & Controls USA, Inc., The William Powell Company
Plaintiff: Ronald K. Carroll, Patricia L. Carroll
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER on July 13th hearing. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 07/13/2017. (mfh)

Patricia Carroll et al v. ABB, Inc. et al

Filed: July 7, 2017 as 3:2015cv00373
Court: Wisconsin Western District Court
Cross Claimant: Warren Pumps, LLC, John Crane, Inc.
Cross Defendant: A. W. Chesterton Company, ABB, Inc., Alfa Laval, Inc., Armstrong International, Inc., CBS Corporation, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC, Crane Co., Crosby Valve, Inc., FMC Corporation, Flowserve US, Inc., General Electric Company, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., IMO Industries, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Jergunson Gage & Valve Company, John Crane, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pfizer Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The William Powell Company, Union Carbide Corporation, Velan Valve Corporation, Weir Valves & Controls USA, Inc., Warren Pumps, LLC
Defendant: ABB, Inc., Alfa Laval, Inc., Armstrong International, Inc., A. W. Chesterton Company, CBS Corporation, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, LLC, Crane Co., Crosby Valve, Inc., Flowserve US, Inc., FMC Corporation, General Electric Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Hopeman Brothers, Inc., IMO Industries, Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Jergunson Gage & Valve Company, John Crane, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pfizer Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Velan Valve Corporation, Warren Pumps, LLC, Weir Valves & Controls USA, Inc., The William Powell Company
Plaintiff: Ronald K. Carroll, Patricia L. Carroll
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER on the parties' motions in limine. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 7/7/2017. (kc)

General Electric Capital Corporation et al v. Nebraska Investment Finance Authority

Filed: July 6, 2017 as 1:2015cv01069
Court: New York Southern District Court
Defendant: Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
Plaintiff: General Electric Capital Corporation, GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc., Trinity Funding Company, LLC
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

OPINION AND ORDER re: 95 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment filed by Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. NIFA now moves for partial summary judgment on the ground that the record evidence is so one-sided in favor of its inter pretation of the Investment Agreements that no reasonable jury could find for GE. (As further set forth in this Order.) For the foregoing reasons, Defendant Nebraska Investment Finance Authority's motion for partial summary judgment is…

McSwain v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, et al

Filed: June 30, 2017 as 1:2015cv00130
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Airgas USA, LLC, Aurora Pump, BW/IP Inc., CBS Corporation, Carboline Company, Crane Co., Crane Co. - Cochrane and Chapman Valve Co., Crane Co. - Chempump, Crosby Valve, Inc., Daniel International Corporation, Fisher Controls International, LLC., Flowserve Corporation - Anchor/Darling Valve Company, Flowserve Corporation - Byron Jackson Pump Company, Fluor Daniel, Inc., Fluor Daniel Services Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Grinnell LLC, Ingersoll Rand Company, ITT Corporation, Linde LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Owens-Illinois, Inc., SEPCO Corporation, J.R. Clarkson Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Trane U.S. Inc., Uniroyal, Inc., United Conveyor Corporation and others
Plaintiff: Minerva McSwain
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER granting 317 Motion to Dismiss, and the Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Velan Valve Corporation are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 6/30/2017. (khm) Modified text on 6/30/2017. (khm)

Roper et al v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc et al

Filed: June 29, 2017 as 2:2016cv01453
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc, Brand Insulations, Inc, CBS Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fryer-Knowles Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries, Inc, Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc, Lone Star Industries, Inc, Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings, Inc, SB Decking, Inc, Schneider Electric USA, Inc, Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Thorpe Insulation Co, Trane US, Inc, Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: William Roper, Carol Roper
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER of Dismissal with Prejudice of Defendant BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc. re parties' 109 Stipulation ; plaintiffs' claims against BorgWarner are dismissed with prejudice and without costs or attorney's fees to either party, signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT) (BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc terminated.)

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

Filed: June 29, 2017 as 4:2017cv00230
Court: Missouri Eastern District Court
Cross Claimant: Crane Co., Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Viking Pump, Inc., Warren Pumps, LLC, Draco Mechanical Supply, Inc., IMO Industries Inc., Pnuemo Abex Corporation, Taco, Inc., Lamons Gasket Company, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Gardner Denver, Inc.
Cross Defendant: Crane Co., ALFA Laval, Inc., Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Aurora Pump Company, Borg-Warner Morse TEC LLC, CBS Corporation, Carrier Corporation, Crown, Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Draco Mechanical Supply, Inc., Eaton Corporation, FMC Corporation, Flowserve Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Gardner Denver, Inc., General Electric Company, General Gasket Corporation, Georgia Pacific, LLC, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Greene Tweed & Co Inc., Grinnell, LLC, Honeywell International Inc., IMO Industries Inc., ITT Corporation, Ingersoll-Rand Company, J.R. Clarkson Company, JP Bushnell Packing Supply Company, Inc., John Crane, Inc., Lamons Gasket Company, Lufkin Industries, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pnuemo Abex Corporation, Taco, Inc. and others
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, ALFA Laval, Inc., Aurora Pump Company, Borg-Warner Morse TEC LLC, Carrier Corporation, CBS Corporation, Crane Co., Crown, Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Draco Mechanical Supply, Inc., Eaton Corporation, Flowserve Corporation, FMC Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Gardner Denver, Inc., General Electric Company, General Gasket Corporation, Georgia Pacific, LLC, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Greene Tweed & Co Inc., Grinnell, LLC, Honeywell International Inc., IMO Industries Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, John Crane, Inc., JP Bushnell Packing Supply Company, Inc., J.R. Clarkson Company, Lamons Gasket Company, Lufkin Industries, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Pnuemo Abex Corporation, Taco, Inc. and others
Plaintiff: Willie Everett, Flora Everett
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

OPINION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Eaton Corporations Motion for Ruling without further Briefing or Oral Argument on its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, [Doc. No. 296], is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Eaton Corporation is dismissed fromthis action. 296 Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 6/29/17. (CLA)

McSwain v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, et al

Filed: June 26, 2017 as 1:2015cv00130
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Airgas USA, LLC, Aurora Pump, BW/IP Inc., CBS Corporation, Carboline Company, Crane Co., Crane Co. - Cochrane and Chapman Valve Co., Crane Co. - Chempump, Crosby Valve, Inc., Daniel International Corporation, Fisher Controls International, LLC., Flowserve Corporation - Anchor/Darling Valve Company, Flowserve Corporation - Byron Jackson Pump Company, Fluor Daniel, Inc., Fluor Daniel Services Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Grinnell LLC, Ingersoll Rand Company, ITT Corporation, Linde LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Owens-Illinois, Inc., SEPCO Corporation, J.R. Clarkson Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Trane U.S. Inc., Uniroyal, Inc., United Conveyor Corporation and others
Plaintiff: Minerva McSwain
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER granting 311 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice added Ivan A. Gustafson for General Electric Company. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 06/26/17. (emw) Modified to change judge from Keesler to Howell on 6/26/2017 (emw). NEF regenerated.

Hickman v. CBS Corporation et al

Filed: June 26, 2017 as 1:2016cv00308
Court: Delaware District Court
Cross Claimant: Marotta Controls Inc., Mack Trucks Inc., Neles-Jamesbury Inc., Honeywell International Inc.
Cross Defendant: Marotta Controls Inc., A.W. Chesterton Company, BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC, Buffalo Pumps Inc., CBS Corporation, Clayton Industries, Crane Co., DeLaval Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC, Gardner Denver Inc., General Electric Company, Genuine Parts Company, Honeywell International Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Mack Trucks Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, National Automative Parts Association, Navistar Inc., Neles-Jamesbury Inc., Studebaker-Worthington Inc., The Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen of America Inc.
Defendant: CBS Corporation, A.W. Chesterton Company, Buffalo Pumps Inc., Clayton Industries, Crane Co., DeLaval Inc., BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC, The Ford Motor Company, Foster Wheeler LLC, Gardner Denver Inc., General Electric Company, Genuine Parts Company, Honeywell International Inc., Ingersoll-Rand Company, Mack Trucks Inc., Marotta Controls Inc., National Automative Parts Association, Navistar Inc., Neles-Jamesbury Inc., Studebaker-Worthington Inc., Volkswagen of America Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Alfa Laval Inc.
Plaintiff: Gerald L. Hickman
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

MEMORANDUM ORDER. Signed by Judge Sherry R. Fallon on 6/26/2017. (lih)

Roper et al v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc et al

Filed: June 14, 2017 as 2:2016cv01453
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc, Brand Insulations, Inc, CBS Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fryer-Knowles Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries, Inc, Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc, Lone Star Industries, Inc, Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings, Inc, SB Decking, Inc, Schneider Electric USA, Inc, Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Thorpe Insulation Co, Trane US, Inc, Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: William Roper, Carol Roper
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER re parties' 103 Stipulated Motion ; striking defendant Metalclad Insulation's 93 Motion for Summary Judgment ; Plaintiffs' claims against defendant Metalclad Insulation, LLC are dismissed with prejudice, signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT) (Metalclad Insulation, LLC terminated)

McSwain v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, et al

Filed: June 14, 2017 as 1:2015cv00130
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, Airgas USA, LLC, Aurora Pump, BW/IP Inc., CBS Corporation, Carboline Company, Crane Co., Crane Co. - Cochrane and Chapman Valve Co., Crane Co. - Chempump, Crosby Valve, Inc., Daniel International Corporation, Fisher Controls International, LLC., Flowserve Corporation - Anchor/Darling Valve Company, Flowserve Corporation - Byron Jackson Pump Company, Fluor Daniel, Inc., Fluor Daniel Services Corporation, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Grinnell LLC, Ingersoll Rand Company, ITT Corporation, Linde LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Owens-Illinois, Inc., SEPCO Corporation, J.R. Clarkson Company, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Trane U.S. Inc., Uniroyal, Inc., United Conveyor Corporation and others
Plaintiff: Minerva McSwain
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER granting 303 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice added Lisa White Shirley for Minerva McSwain. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 6/14/17. (tob)

Roper et al v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc et al

Filed: June 13, 2017 as 2:2016cv01453
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc, Brand Insulations, Inc, CBS Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fryer-Knowles Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries, Inc, Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc, Lone Star Industries, Inc, Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings, Inc, SB Decking, Inc, Schneider Electric USA, Inc, Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Thorpe Insulation Co, Trane US, Inc, Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: William Roper, Carol Roper
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER for dismissal of Thomas Dee Engineering Co. Inc; re parties' 101 Stipulation, by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT) (Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc terminated)

Roper et al v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc et al

Filed: June 7, 2017 as 2:2016cv01453
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc, Brand Insulations, Inc, CBS Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fryer-Knowles Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries, Inc, Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc, Lone Star Industries, Inc, Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings, Inc, SB Decking, Inc, Schneider Electric USA, Inc, Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Thorpe Insulation Co, Trane US, Inc, Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: William Roper, Carol Roper
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER of Dismissal of Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. re parties' 96 Stipulation; Plaintiffs' claims in this matter against Defendant Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. are hereby dismissed with prejudice and without costs to either party, reserving to Plaintiffs their claims against all other parties, by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT) (Cleaver-Brooks, Inc. terminated)

Standridge et al v. Alfa Laval, Inc. et al

Filed: June 7, 2017 as 3:2017cv03183
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Alfa Laval, Inc., Anchor Darling Valve Company, Armstrong International, Inc., Asco Valve, Inc., Cleaver Brooks, a Division of Aqua-Chem, Inc., Crane Co., Eaton Hydraulics, LLC, Fisher Controls International, LLC, Foster Wheeler LLC, General Electric Company, Honeywell International, Inc. FKA Allied Signal Inc, Individually and as Successor-in-Interest to the Bendix Corporation, IMO Industries Inc., Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Individually and as Successor-in-Interest to Sacomo Sierra and Sacomo Manufacturing Company, Tate Andale, Inc., The William Powell Company, Union Carbide Corporation, Valen Valve Corp, Viking Pump, Inc., Warren Pumps LLC, Weir Valve & Controls USA, Inc. Individually and as Parent Alter Ego and Successor-in-Interest to Atwood & Morrill Co., Inc., CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Formerly Known as Viacom Inc., Successor by Merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Formerly Known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Allied Fluid Products Corp. FKA Allied Packing & Supply, Inc., Weir Valves & Controls USA, Inc. FKA Atwood & Morrill
Plaintiff: Roy Standridge, Cynthia Standridge
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER OF RECUSAL. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on 06/07/17. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2017)

Moore, Jr. et al v. Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. et al

Filed: June 6, 2017 as 1:2016cv00157
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., AT&T Corp., Bayer Corporation, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., Durez Corporation, Eaton Corporation, Ericsson, Inc., General Electric Company, Honeywell International Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Pharmacia LLC, Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., Plastics Engineering Company, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell Collins, Inc., Rogers Corporation, Rohm & Haas Company, Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation
Plaintiff: Howard Milton Moore, Jr., Lena Moore
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER granting Parties' 154 Joint Motion to Dismiss, and Pltfs' claims against Defendant 3M Company a/k/a Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 06/06/2017. (ejb)

Roper et al v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc et al

Filed: June 1, 2017 as 2:2016cv01453
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc, Brand Insulations, Inc, CBS Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fryer-Knowles Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries, Inc, Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc, Lone Star Industries, Inc, Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings, Inc, SB Decking, Inc, Schneider Electric USA, Inc, Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Thorpe Insulation Co, Trane US, Inc, Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: William Roper, Carol Roper
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER of Dismissal of Defendant Zurn Industries, LLC re parties' 95 Stipulation ; All claims against Defendant ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC are hereby dismissed without prejudice, and without costs to either party, by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (Zurn Industries LLC terminated.) (SWT)

Moore, Jr. et al v. Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. et al

Filed: June 1, 2017 as 1:2016cv00157
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., AT&T Corp., Bayer Corporation, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., Durez Corporation, Eaton Corporation, Ericsson, Inc., General Electric Company, Honeywell International Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Pharmacia LLC, Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., Plastics Engineering Company, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell Collins, Inc., Rogers Corporation, Rohm & Haas Company, Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation
Plaintiff: Howard Milton Moore, Jr., Lena Moore
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER granting 151 Motion for Leave to Take the Continued Deposition of Plaintiff; and denying as moot 142 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 6/1/2017. (ejb)

Roper et al v. BorgWarner Morse Tec Inc et al

Filed: May 25, 2017 as 2:2016cv01453
Court: Washington Western District Court
Defendant: BorgWarner Morse Tec, Inc, Brand Insulations, Inc, CBS Corporation, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc, Crane Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Fryer-Knowles Inc, General Electric Company, Goulds Pumps, Inc, Grinnell LLC, IMO Industries, Inc, Ingersoll-Rand Company, ITT Corporation, J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc, Lone Star Industries, Inc, Metalclad Insulation, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Saberhagen Holdings, Inc, SB Decking, Inc, Schneider Electric USA, Inc, Thomas Dee Engineering Co Inc, Thorpe Insulation Co, Trane US, Inc, Zurn Industries LLC
Plaintiff: William Roper, Carol Roper
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER re parties' 89 Stipulation of Dismissal as to Defendant J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc.; Plaintiffs' claims against defendant J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc. are dismissed without prejudice, reserving to plaintiffs their claims against all other parties, by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (J.T. Thorpe and Son, Inc terminated.)(SWT)

Moore, Jr. et al v. Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. et al

Filed: May 17, 2017 as 1:2016cv00157
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., AT&T Corp., Bayer Corporation, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., Durez Corporation, Eaton Corporation, Ericsson, Inc., General Electric Company, Honeywell International Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Occidental Chemical Corporation, Pharmacia LLC, Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc., Plastics Engineering Company, Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell Collins, Inc., Rogers Corporation, Rohm & Haas Company, Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation
Plaintiff: Howard Milton Moore, Jr., Lena Moore
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury Product Liability

ORDER that Defendants' are hereby directed torespond to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Take the Continued Deposition of Plaintiff Howard Moore (#151) on or before May 19, 2017. The Plaintiffs will be allowed to reply to Defendants response on or before May 23, 2017 (plus an additional 3 days if served by mail). Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 05/17/17. (emw)

United States of America, et al v. Abex Aerospace et al

Filed: May 10, 2017 as 2:2016cv02696
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: L.A. Supply Company, dba Label House, ABM CMS, Inc., Abex Aerospace, Air Conditioning Company, Inc., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Aircraft Cylinder and Turbine, Inc., Alcoa Inc., Allen Foam Corporation, Allen L Bender, Inc., Alpha Therapeutic Corporation, Anzon Company, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, Appropriate Technologies II, Inc., Arlon Products Inc., Armor All Products Corporation, Arrowhead Brass Products, Inc, Astro Aluminum Treating Co. Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company, Avery Dennison Corporation, BASF Corporation, BC Laboratories, Inc., BP Amoco Chemical Company, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Bell Industries, Inc., Betterbilt Chemicals, Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., Bonanza Aluminum Corp., Bourns, Inc., Bowen Printing, Inc., Broadway Stores, Inc., Building Materials Corporation of America GAF, Burke Street LLC and others
Plaintiff: State of California, United States of America
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters

ORDER RE: DISMISSAL ANDRETENTION OFJURISDICTION by Judge George H. Wu, re Stipulation to Dismiss Case 44 . Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (mrgo)