Legal Opinion
Coburn v. 4-R Corp.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided December 19, 1977No. Civ. No. 77-79PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARL B. RUBIN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court for consideration of certification as a class action.
The litigation herein arises out of a fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club, South-gate, Kentucky, on May 28, 1977.
The plaintiffs in these actions are either representatives of the estates of persons killed, representatives of next-of-kin of persons killed, or persons themselves injured in such fire. There appears to be a common status of business invitees among those killed or injured with apparently identical actions against the defendants. At this point in the litigation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Robert La Mar v. H & B Novelty & Loan Company, Ronald J. Kinsling v. Allegheny AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Hernandez v. The Motor Vessel SkywardDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1973
- McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California,respondent Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. United States of America v. United States District Court for the Central District of California,respondent Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. Geraldine L. Flanagan v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Geraldine L. Flanagan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Hernandez v. Motor Vessel SkywardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- In Re Bendectin Products Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation. In Re Johns-Manville Corporation, Debtor. Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, Putative Class Members Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation v. Donald M. Blinken, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, in Re Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, and Donald M. Blinken, Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, and Donald M. Blinken v. Leslie Gordon Fagen, as Legal Representative of FutureCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
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