Legal Opinion
Beck v. Roper Whitney, Inc.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 27, 2001No. 1:99-cv-00598PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACKGROUND
CURTIN, District Judge.
Presently before the court are cross-motions by the plaintiffs and two of the defendants for summary judgment on the issue of successor liability, as well as plaintiffs’ motion to amend.
On April 23, 1999, plaintiff David Beck filed an action in New York State Supreme Court, Erie County, against Roper Whitney, Inc.; and against Roper Whitney of Rockford, Inc., a/k/a Roper Whitney Co.; Met-Coil-RWC, Inc.; Roper Properties, Inc.; Forest Industries, Inc., c/o Henry B. Lake; Roper Industries, Inc., c/o Prentice Hall Corporate Systems, all as successors in interest…
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