Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1980PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph P. Kuszynski, J.
Plaintiffs, Gerald T. Snyder, Bonnie L. Snyder, Thomas A. Heisner and Lois O. Heisner, individually and on behalf of all present and former residents of the "Love Canal Site”, Niagara Falls, New York, bring this motion pursuant to CPLR article 9 to certify a class action representing persons in the area of "The Love Canal and its tributaries and environs within the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Wheatfield”, for personal injuries incurred due to exposure to chemical wastes buried at the site.
In September, 1979, plaintiffs commenced the instant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ziecker v. Town of Orchard ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Mervak v. City of Niagara FallsNew York Supreme Court · 1979
3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Northern District of California, Dalkon Shield Iud Products Liability Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Friar v. Vanguard Holding Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Burks v. WymerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
- In Re DES CasesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- In re Love CanalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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