Legal Opinion
Ernst & Young v. Depositors Economic Protection Corp.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 3, 1994No. Civ. A. 93-0400BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff, Ernst & Young, Inc. (“E & Y”) brought this action for declaratory relief, asking this Court to declare R.I.Gen.Law 42-116-40 unconstitutional. The statute purports to limit contribution rights of tortfeasors hable in suits brought by a public corporation, the Depositors Economic Protection Corporation (“DEPCO”). The defendants, DEPCO, Governor Bruce Sundlun (“Sundlun”) and Richard Gaskill (“Gaskih”) have filed a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, or in the alternative,…
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