Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. United States Gypsum Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 21, 1993No. Civ. A. 87-4227 (HAA)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
This case involves a dispute between plaintiff, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”), and a number of companies that once manufactured products containing asbestos and installed these products in buildings built or subsequently bought by Prudential. Alleging that the hazards of the in-place asbestos caused it to suffer serious economic injury, Prudential claims that defendants violated the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, as well as a number of its common law rights.
The defendant group is comprised of the…
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