Legal Opinion
Martin v. Granite City Steel Corp.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 22, 1984No. Civ. 84-3125PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FOREMAN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs filed this action in the Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, alleging that the defendants, by recycling coal by-products into their coke ovens, intentionally exposed the plaintiffs to toxins and carcinogens. The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of all persons who have worked for the Granite City plant since June of 1982 and all non-employees who have lived within a five mile radius of the plant since June of 1982. The Complaint specifically alleges that some class members have suffered damages less than…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
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3Cited by19 opinions
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