Legal Opinion
Benevento v. Life USA Holding, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 13, 2000No. Nos. Civ.A. MDL 1273, 97-CV-7827, 99-CV-1911PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOYNER, District Judge.
These cases, which were both assigned to this Court for coordinated and/or consolidated pre-trial proceedings by the Judicial Panel *363on Multi-District Litigation, are before us now on motions for certification as a class action. For the reasons which follow, plaintiffs’ certification request will be granted.
Factual Background
These cases arose out of the plaintiffs’ purchase of “Accumulator” annuity products from the defendant, Life USA Holding, Inc. or its subsidiaries or predeeessor(s). The “Accumulator” annuity is a two-tiered, deferred annuity1…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lyon v. Caterpillar, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- Fry v. Hayt, Hayt & LandauDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
- Elias v. Ungar's Food Products, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2008
- Tracinda Corp. v. DaimlerChrysler AGDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2003
- Kline v. Security Guards, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2000
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