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In re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 11, 1991No. 1205 C.D. 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Appellants (class-action plaintiffs) appeal an Order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas granting the Appellees’ (defendants) Joint Petition for Transfer of Venue to Chester County pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens as provided by Pa.R.C.P. 1006(d)(1).

Class-action plaintiffs, approximately two hundred seventy-three current and former railroad employees and current and former nearby residents, filed civil actions against the defendants, seven corporations, a municipality and an authority, to recover for alleged personal injuries and property damage…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Okkerse v. HoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Plum v. Tampax, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Walker v. Ohio River Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Alford v. Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wills v. KaschakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Lincoln General Insurance v. DonahueCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Levin v. Schiffman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County2001
  4. Wills v. KaschakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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