Legal Opinion
National Asbestos Workers Medical Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 2, 1999No. 98 CV 1492, 98 CV 3287PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRELIMINARY MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
Defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaints in these two cases are denied. A more extensive memorandum will follow this preliminary memorandum and order as soon as work permits. See 74 F.Supp.2d 221 (E.D.N.Y.1999).
I. FACTS
A. Plaintiffs’ Original Claims
These two cases involve claims by medical providers to be compensated for the economic injuries they have allegedly sustained as a result of the treatment of tobacco related illnesses. In both cases the defendants are the major tobacco manufacturers and related entities.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Ruth E. Oscar Charles Spinosa v. University Students Co-Operative Association George ProperCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Jane Doe v. John Roe, and Roe and Roe, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Sandra S. Grogan v. Brenda F. Platt, Jane Doe, as Personal Representative of the Estate of William Russell Matix, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Simon v. Philip Morris Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Zimmerman v. Poly Prep Country Day SchoolDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
- 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
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