Legal Opinion
General Electric Co. v. Cain
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 2007No. 2004-SC-000043-DG, 2005-SC-000242-DGEPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
The plaintiffs assert that they (or their decedent) contracted an occupational disease as a result of exposure to asbestos while performing work for them direct employers on premises owned by the various businesses (“premises owners”) named as defendants in these cases. At issue, however, is not whether the owners must pay workers’ compensation benefits to the plaintiffs, but whether the “exclusive remedy” provision in KRS 342.690(1) immunizes the owners from tort liability for the occupational diseases that the plaintiffs claim were caused by the owners’ respective…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Gateway Construction Company v. WallbaumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Ludwig v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Greene v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
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