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Lorenz v. CSX Corp.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 27, 1990No. Civ. A. 87-866, 87-971PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHILL, Chief Judge.

This is the latest chapter in a long, tortuous history of litigation between the defendant railroads and holders of convertible debentures. This multi-faceted case traces its origins back 13 years and in that time it has spawned 8 separate but related lawsuits in this district 1 and several more loosely related cases in other states. 2 The litigation in this district alone has generated 8 published opinions, 6 appeals, and 2 petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court which were mercifully denied. The litigation has outlived two fine, dedicated…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Rose v. BartleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,956 David Broad v. Rockwell International CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. B.F. Hirsch v. Enright Refining Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lorenz v. CSX Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Casey v. Semco Energy, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Dalton v. Alston & BirdDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1990
  4. In Re Lower Bucks HospitalUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. William F. Lorenz and Karen M. Lorenz, His Wife Victor A. Czerny John Schmidt and Janice J. Schmidt, His Wife Marjorie Slapin Thaddeus E. Drake and Celia Drake, His Wife and Edith E. Berenkey Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Former Debentureholders Similarly Situated, in 92-3667 v. Csx Corporation (Formerly Chessie Systems, Inc.) the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Ethel B. Savin, Individually and on Behalf of a Class of Former Debentureholders Similarly Situated, in 92-3694 v. Csx Corporation (Formerly Chessie Systems, Inc.) the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.ACourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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