Legal Opinion
In re New York City Asbestos Litigation
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1991PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Helen E. Freedman, J.
Over 700 cases arising out of exposure to asbestos-containing products in the New York Naval Shipyard (Brooklyn Navy Yard) during the period 1938 to 1966 filed in both the State and Federal courts were consolidated for all purposes by a *3joint Federal-State order dated June 1, 1990. Determination on motions and pretrial proceedings were jointly made and plaintiffs were then directed to elect either Federal or State court for trial.
Some plaintiffs had filed in both courts under a system recognized in the New York City asbestos case management order and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mielcarek v. KnightsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Killeen v. ReinhardtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Gannon Personnel Agency, Inc. v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Soulier v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Williams v. NiskeNew York Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
- In Re BROOKLYN NAVY YARD ASBESTOS LITIGATION (Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- In Re Eastern & Southern Districts Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Consorti v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- In re New York City Asbestos LitigationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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