Legal Opinion
Simon v. Philip Morris Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 8, 2001No. 99 CV 1988PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRELIMINARY MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction...............................................................23
II. Broad Discretion of Trial Judges to Sever Issues for Trial.......................25
A. History..............•.................................................25
1. English Practice....................................................25
2. Early American Practice ............................................26
B. Modern Authority......................................................26
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2Cases cited72 opinions
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Julie Olden, Richard Hunter, Wilbur Bleau, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lafarge Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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