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Blaimauer v. Omniglow Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 19, 2007No. MDL No. 1428 (SAS); Nos. 03-CV-8960 (SAS), 03-CV-8961 (SAS), 06-CV-2811 (SAS), 07-CV-935 (SAS), 07-CV-3881 (SAS)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION & ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

These cases arise from a disaster that occurred on November 11, 2000, in which a ski train in Kaprun, Austria caught fire, killing 155 people. American and foreign survivors and/or relatives of those who died in the fire brought a number of lawsuits in federal court against numerous defendants alleging, inter alia, negligence and strict liability. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation assigned these actions to this Court for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. The actions within this multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) fall easily…

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In Re Ski Train Fire in Kaprun Austria on Nov. 11.District Court, S.D. New York · 2007