Legal Opinion
In re Masonite Corp. Hardboard Siding Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 19, 1997No. Civil Action MDL No. 1098PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*418 ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification under Rule 23(b)(3) of a class composed of:
All individuals, proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other businesses and legal entities whose home, condominium, apartment complex or commercial building has Masonite Exterior Siding manufactured by Defendants. The class specifically excludes any building owned by and [sic] federal, state or local government, or by Defendants or any of its [sic] subsidiaries or affiliates.
Plaintiffs urge that the Court should certify a liability-only…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. ShuttsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Blackie v. BarrackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Arch v. American Tobacco Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
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