Legal Opinion
American Standard, Inc. v. Oakfabco, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 9, 2007No. 06 Civ. 3227(RJH)PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge.
The parties to this action, American Standard, Inc., and OakFabeo, Inc., are both actively involved in the New York City Asbestos Litigation (“NYCAL”) ongoing in state court. At the invitation of a state judge overseeing NYCAL, plaintiff American Standard, Inc., filed this action in state court pursuant to New York’s declaratory judgment statute, which permits the state supreme court to “render a declaratory judgment having the effect of a final judgment as to the rights and other legal relations of the parties to a justicia-ble…
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