Legal Opinion
In Re Birmingham Asbestos Litigation
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 16, 1993No. 1911667-CERPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1 We have styled this case just as it is styled in the United States Court of Appeals.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,966 F.2d 1392, certified to this Court the following question of law:
"Whether under Alabama law the tort doctrine of 'duty to control' could be applied to hold a parent corporation liable for the acts of its subsidiary."
The answer to this question is sought in regard to all actions encompassed by a January 8, 1991, order issued from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in which the district court consolidated, for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cohen v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Messick v. MoringSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Simmons v. Clark Equipment Credit Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- American Pioneer Life Ins. Co. v. SandlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- First Health, Inc. v. BlantonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Forsythe v. Clark USA, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2007
- Adams v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- In Re Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1993
- In Re Coala, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1995
- Aureus International, Inc. v. Coala, Inc. (In re Coala, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1995
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.