Legal Opinion
Bensmiller v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 8, 1995No. Nos. 1900 to 1903, Dockets 93-7923(L), 93-7933, 93-7935, 93-7937 and 94-7221PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Circuit Judge:
Trade Bensmiller et al, plaintiffs, appeal from a January 27, 1994 judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, Judge), granting defendant Methodist Hospital’s (“MH”) motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2). The plaintiffs had brought these tort actions against E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company (“Dupont”),1 Louisiana State University Medical Center (“LSU”), and MH (collectively, the “defendants”), arising from injuries allegedly due to defective surgical…
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And Its Affiliated Companies, Which Shall Be Referred to as "The Manville Distributors Subclass", Subclass 2, Consisting of MacArthur Company and Its Affiliated Companies, Which Shall Be Referred to as "The MacArthur Subclass", Subclass 3, Consisting of All Beneficiaries of the Manville Trust Who, as Former Producers, Manufacturers, Distributors, And/or Installers of Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products, Have or May Have in the Future Contribution And/or Indemnification Claims Against the Manville Trust (Except for Those Distributors Whose Claims for Contribution And/or Indemnification Are Based on Their Distribution of Asbestos-Containing Products of Manville Corp.) (The Manville Distributors Subclass), Shall Be Referred to as "The Co-Defendant Manufacturers Subclass", Subclass 4, Consisting of All Future Beneficiaries of the Manville Trust Who May File or Bring Asbestos Claims Against the Trust in the Future, Which Shall Be Referred to as "The Future Subclass." 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