Legal Opinion
Arch v. American Tobacco Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 3, 1997No. CIV. A. 96-5903PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
Presently before this Court are plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, and defendants’ response thereto, and plaintiffs’ reply thereto, and the parties’ post-hearing memoranda, and the parties’ supplemental briefs, and the various exhibits in support of the aforementioned.1 In addition, a class certification hearing was held on March 6, 1997, during which the Court heard oral argument in support of and in opposition to plaintiffs’ motion. For the following reasons, the Court denies plaintiffs’ motion.
I. Introduction
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2Cases cited70 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- William Barnes v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Philip Morris Inc. v. AngelettiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Julie Olden, Richard Hunter, Wilbur Bleau, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lafarge Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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