Legal Opinion
County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 14, 1989No. 87-CV-646 (JBW)PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CLASS CERTIFICATION
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
II. AMENDMENT OF COMPLAINT
III. CLASS CERTIFICATION
A. Prerequisites of Class Action Under Rule 23(a)
1. Financial Resources of Class Representatives.
2. Ethical-Financial Issues for Attorneys.
3. Supremacy of Federal Rule of Ethics.
4. Antagonism of Class Representatives.
5. Lack of Knowledge of Class Representatives.
6. Political Motivations of Class Representatives.
7. Intra-Class Conflicts.
B. Prerequisites of Class Action Under Rule 23(b)(1)(B)
C. Class Counsel
D. Suffolk County’s Right…
2Cases cited73 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. RoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by69 opinions
- County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Claire Rand, Custodian for Brett Rand v. Monsanto CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- In Re Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation. In Re Johns-Manville Corporation, Debtor. Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, Putative Class Members Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation v. Donald M. Blinken, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, in Re Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, and Donald M. Blinken, Bernadine K. Findley, as of the Estate of Hillard Findley, and Donald M. Blinken v. Leslie Gordon Fagen, as Legal Representative of FutureCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. BolgerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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