Legal Opinion
Haines v. Liggett Group, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 26, 1993No. Civ. A. 84-678 (AJL)PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LECHNER, District Judge.
Currently before the court is the motion of Budd Larner Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade, P.C. (“Budd Lamer”) to withdraw as counsel for M. Susan Haines (“Haines”), plaintiff in the above-captioned matter. 1 For the following reasons, the motion is denied.
FACTS
A Background
In the Spring of 1983, three New Jersey law firms — Budd Larner; Porzio, Bromberg & Newman (“Porzio”); and Wilentz Goldman and Spitzer (“Wilentz”) — entered into an agreement (the “Litigation Agreement”) whereby they agreed jointly to litigate cigarette-related health claims on behalf of…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. John W. DowningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. v. PritchardSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Otto E. Pritchard v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Anita Pritchard, Administratrix of the Estate of Otto E. Pritchard, Deceased v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Cherry Hill Convalescent Center, Inc. v. Healthcare Rehab Systems, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- In re Simon II LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2001
- Byrd v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Rusinow v. KamaraDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1996
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