Legal Opinion
Central Laborers Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided November 30, 1998No. Civ. 97-568-GPMPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MURPHY, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on its own motion to reconsider its order of March 16, 1998, (Doc. 60) denying the Plaintiffs’ motion to remand (Doc. 19). For the following reasons, the Court vacates its order of March 16, 1998, (Doc. 60) and grants the Plaintiffs motion to remand (Doc. 19).
BACKGROUND
On May 30, 1997, the Plaintiffs, fourteen named multi-employer health and welfare funds and their respective trustees, filed suit, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, in the Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison…
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