Legal Opinion
James A. Dennis and Jean D. Dennis, His Wife v. General Electric Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1985No. 84-1459PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, James A. Dennis and his wife, Jean D. Dennis, brought this federal diversity action against the defendant, General Electric Company (“G.E.”), based on their allegation that James Dennis was negligently exposed to radiation while he participated in the demolition of G.E.’s SL-1 Army Nuclear Reactor in 1962. Plaintiffs also allege that this unnecessary exposure to radiation ultimately caused James Dennis to contract a rare form of cancer known as Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia in 1977. However, after a lengthy trial, the jury determined that James Dennis’…
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Haley v. Blue Ridge Transfer Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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