Legal Opinion
Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 2011No. MDL No. 875. Civil Action Nos. 09-67099, 09-91848, 09-93726-File, 09-91449. Transferred from the Central District of California Case Nos. 09-02317, 09-06698. Transferred from the Northern District of California Case No. 09-02327. Transferred from the District of South Carolina Case No. 09-02163PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.................. 458
II. BACKGROUND.................... 459
A. Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc......... 459
B. Prange v. Alfa Laval, Inc......... 459
C. Stone v. Alfa Laval, Inc.......... 460
D. Willis v. BW IP International, Inc. 460
460 III. DISCUSSION................................................
461 A. Legal Standard for Determining Whether Maritime Law Applies
461 1. Historical Development.................................
462 2. Modern Standard......................................
463 B. Caselaw Treatment in the Asbestos…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sisson v. RubySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Myra Corley v. Long-Lewis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- Conner v. Alfa Laval, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
- Faddish v. Buffalo PumpsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2012
- Willis v. BW IP International Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
- Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2014
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