Legal Opinion
Chesley v. Union Carbide Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 25, 1991No. 401, Docket 89-7663PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are and represent American attorneys who, on behalf of Indian plaintiffs who were victims in the Bhopal gas leak disaster that occurred in December 1984, filed suits against Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC”). These actions originated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or were transferred thereto, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 (1988), by the Judicial Panel on Mul-tidistrict Litigation. See In re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster, 601 F.Supp. 1035 (J.P.M.D.L.1985) (per curiam). These suits were subsequently…
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