Legal Opinion
United States v. Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 9, 1981No. Civ-79-990CPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
This is a motion for a protective order in the so-called “Love Canal” lawsuit, a massive environmental pollution action commenced by the United States in December 1979, in which plaintiffs seek in excess of $45 million in damages for violations of various anti-pollution laws and for common law nuisance in the City of Niagara Falls, New York. Plaintiff State of New York has served three sets of interrogatories and requests for documents on “Hooker.”1 Defendant Hooker petitions for a protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Hooker…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- International Products Corp. v. KoonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States v. International Business Machines Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
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3Cited by35 opinions
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