Legal Opinion
Tanges v. Heidelberg North America, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1999PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
This Court is asked, within the boundaries of a certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to answer the question whether Connecticut General Statutes § 52-577a bars plaintiffs products liability lawsuit. The case was lodged in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York and its dismissal there took the case on appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
New York State’s choice of law principles point the way to the conclusion that the pertinent Connecticut statute (which incorporates a repose provision…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Martin v. Julius Dierck Equipment Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Daily v. New Britain Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Smith Barney Shearson Inc. v. SacharowNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Harris v. Provident Life And Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Jane M. Booking v. General Star Management Company and General Star Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Gerena v. KorbCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Yonkers Contracting Co. v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1999
- RamiroAviles v. S&P Global, Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
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