Legal Opinion
Destasio v. A-C Products Liability Trust
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 2015No. Consolidated Under MDL DOCKET NO. 875; E.D. Pa. Case Nos. 11-cv-31250, 11-cv-33911, 11-cv-33924PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*153MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, DISTRICT JUDGE
Presently before the Court are three “Motion[s] For Summary Judgment of Shipowner Defendants Represented by Thompson Hine LLP (Suit Commenced By Deceased Person Is a Nullity)” (11-cv-31250 ECF. No. 99; 11-cv-33911 ECF. No. 38; and 11-cv-33924 ECF. No. 37). In these motions, the Defendants contend that the three cases captioned above should be dismissed as nullities ab initio because they were filed solely in the names of deceased plaintiffs. For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant the motions for summary judgment and dismiss the cases.
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