Legal Opinion
In Re Dow Corning Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided September 14, 1995No. 2:95-cv-72397PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON THE DEBTOR DOW CORNING’S MOTION TO TRANSFER
HOOD, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION/FACTS:
This matter is before the Court on the Debtor Dow Corning Corporation’s motion to transfer certain breast implant cases to the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(5). Responses were filed and a hearing was held on the matter.
At the onset, the Court is very cognizant of the rights of the claimants involved in this matter under our judicial system as well as the protections afforded to the Debtor Dow Corning under our…
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