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In re Joint Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos Litigation
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1989No. Johnson (CV-87-0724 (S.D.N.Y.); Higgins (CV-87-0537 (S.D.N.Y.); Nos. CV-87-0724, CV-87-0537PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*539MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SIFTON, District Judge.
These two asbestos-related personal injury cases are before the court on seven motions made after the jury’s verdicts. Four of the motions arise because of the extraordinary circumstance that one allegedly non-diverse party proceeded through trial and verdict although never named in the complaint or served with process.
The facts are not disputed except as noted. The Higgins and Johnson cases were consolidated for trial before the undersigned and a jury. All parties assumed that Celotex Corp., Raymark Industries, Inc., and Owens-Illinois, Inc. were…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Draper v. Airco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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