Legal Opinion
Chance v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 23, 1974No. 70-C-1107PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
These actions arise out of separate accidents scattered across the nation in which children were injured by blasting caps. Damages are sought from manufacturers and their „ trade association, the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME). Plaintiffs’ basic allegation is that the injuries were a proximate result of agreement by members of the explosives industry not to place any warning upon individual blasting caps. Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.
Eighteen separate actions were originally…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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- Grodinsky v. Fairchild Industries, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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