Legal Opinion
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 27, 2001No. 98 CV 3287(JBW)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction...164
II. Prerequisites For Summary Judgement.165
III. Sufficient Link Between Consumer Protection Act Violations and Damages.165
A. Requirement of Causation.165
B. Prospective Application of Act.166
C. Prospective Force of Act.166
IV. Aggregated Proof and Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins .167
A. Law.167
B. Application ..!.171
1. Statistical Evidence To Prove Individual Loss .172
2. State Substantive Law.173
a. Proof By Statistics .173
b. Right of Party Injured But Not Deceived.174
V. Regulatory Compliance under New York Consumer…
2Cases cited76 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In re Simon II LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2001
- Zuckerman v. BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- Scottsdale Memorial Health Systems, Inc. v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2010
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