Legal Opinion
Vallone v. Delpark Equities, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 14, 1978PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bentley Kassal, J.
issue
The issue, raised in each of these two actions, is the extent to which pretrial disclosure, specifically related to the facts required to maintain a class action, should be allowed prior to the certification of a suit as a class action. In one case, the party seeking disclosure is the plaintiff; in the other is is the defendant.
FACTS
ACTION 1 — NATIONWIDE LEISURE
In this action, the complaint was filed on behalf of nine plaintiffs, and approximately 5,000 other people, who contracted in 1976 with defendant, Nationwide Leisure Corp., to participate in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Cherner v. Transitron Electronic CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1962
- Knapp v. MichauxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Seligman v. Guardian Life Insurance of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Chimenti v. American Express Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Stern v. CarterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Reiken v. Nationwide Leisure Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Geiger v. American Tobacco Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Cannon v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesNew York Supreme Court · 1980
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