Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. General Motors Corporation
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 25, 1971No. 70 C 1904PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
MAROVITZ, District Judge.
This is, ostensibly, a class action products liability case. Plaintiff, City of Chicago (City), is an Illinois municipal corporation. City is bringing this action on its own behalf and on behalf of all Illinois citizens who are residents of the municipality. Defendants are nine out-of-state corporations, each of which is primarily engaged in the business of designing, developing, manufacturing and selling motor vehicles and related component parts and accessories. Jurisdiction is grounded in diversity of citizenship, 28…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Darryl v. Ford Motor CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Minnesota v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Phillips v. KlassenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. And Public Citizen's Health Research Group v. Consumer Product Safety CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Norvell v. Arizona Public Service Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago v. United States Steel Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Phillips v. KlassenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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