Legal Opinion
Jackson v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 16, 2011No. 08 Civ. 10879(PAC), 09 Civ. 9119(PAC), 09 Civ. 9120(PAC), 10 Civ. 6189(PAC)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PAUL A. CROTTY, District Judge:
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs (bus drivers, shifters, and mechanics employed by the New York City Transit Authority (“NYCTA”)) have filed seven complaints, 1 claiming that Defendant manufacturers of urban transit buses and diesel engines are liable for harm caused to Plaintiffs due to Plaintiffs’ ingestion of harmful diesel exhaust fumes. (Am. Compl. ¶ 35; 113.) Plaintiffs assert claims for negligence and strict product liability, 2 (Id. ¶¶ 85-96, 111-12.), claiming that the harm was caused by the design of Defendants’ buses and engines, (Am. Compl. ¶ 31-99), and…
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