Legal Opinion
In re World Trade Center Bombing Litigation
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 2004PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stanley L. Sklar, J.
Defendant the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey moves for summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs’ negligence claims.
This action primarily involves the negligence claims of individuals and businesses that assert various injuries resulting from the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. It joins more than 175 cases, which have been consolidated for trial, discovery, and motions. Most of the plaintiffs are represented by a Steering Committee, but several have retained separate counsel.
The World Trade Center was a commercial office complex,…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Steering Committee v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- In Re World Trade Center Disaster Site LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Ruiz v. GriffinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Nash v. Port AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- McCue v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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