Legal Opinion
State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 18, 1970No. 68 Civ. 240PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYATT, District Judge.
This is an application by defendants and by plaintiffs in these class actions for approval of a proposed compromise under which the actions and all claims of the classes therein will be settled and dismissed with prejudice. Fed.R.Civ.P. 23 (e) The application is granted and the proposed compromise is approved.
These are 66 civil actions, 26 of which were commenced in this District and 40 of which were transferred to this District by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the Panel) “for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings” (28 U.S.C. § 1407; see 295…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Arthur Barnes v. Meyer Osofsky, Alfred N. Greenberg v. Aileen, Inc., Reginald Smith v. Aileen, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Republic of China v. American Express Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Parke-Davis & Co. v. H. K. Mulford Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1911
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3Cited by157 opinions
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Elsie Simer v. Richard J. Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration Community Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Robert La Mar v. H & B Novelty & Loan Company, Ronald J. Kinsling v. Allegheny AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- In Re General Motors Corporation Engine Interchange LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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