Legal Opinion
Matter of Ny City Asbestos Litig.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1993PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
We granted leave in this case together with two other cases (Matter of New York City Asbestos Litig. [Brooklyn Nav. Shipyard Cases], 188 AD2d 214, affd 82 NY2d 821 [decided herewith]; Pollicina v Misericordia Hosp. Med. Ctr., 187 AD2d 217, mod 82 NY2d 332 [decided herewith]) primarily to resolve a question which we have not addressed pertaining to General Obligations Law § 15-108 (a) as applied in an action with multiple defendants where two or more of the defendants have settled with the plaintiff prior to submission of the case to the jury. 1 This…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dolgin v. DolginNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- New York State Bankers Ass'n v. AlbrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- In Re Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In re New York City Asbestos LitigationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Pollicina v. Misericordia Hospital Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Whalen v. Kawasaki Motors Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re New York Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Pollicina v. Misericordia Hospital Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re Joint E. & S. Dist. Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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