Legal Opinion
Cada v. Costa Line, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 30, 1981No. 79 C 3937PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Joseph C. and Jean C. Cada (“Cadas”) have filed this class action against Costa Line, Inc. (“Line”) and its parent company, Costa Armatori, S.p.A. (“Armatori”). Judge McGarr (to whom this action was initially assigned) has certified a class of all passengers who have claims arising out of the March 30, 1979 fire on board one of Armatori’s cruise ships.
Defendants (collectively “Costas”) have moved to dismiss a large number of class members who have settled their claims individually. Cadas have moved to “clarify” the scope of the class, in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Home Insurance Co. v. Hertz Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
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