NEWMAN v. MOTOROLA, INC.

No. CIV.CCB-00-2609.

218 F.Supp.2d 769 (2002)

Christopher NEWMAN, et al. v. MOTOROLA, INC., et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

September 30, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Russell Smouse, Gary J. Ignatowski, John C.M. Angelos, Glenn Edward Mintzer, John A. Pica, Jr., Law Offices of Peter G Angelos, Baltimore, MD, for Christopher J. Newman

H. Russell Smouse, Gary J. Ignatowski, John C.M. Angelos, Glenn Edward Mintzer, John A. Pica, Jr., Law Offices of Peter G Angelos, Baltimore, MD, Joanne L. Suder, Suder Law Firm, Baltimore, MD, for Mary Frances Newman.

Michael E. Yaggy, Kenneth L. Thompson, Anthony Michael Conti, Piper Rudnick LLP, Baltimore, MD, Terrence J Dee, Marchell M William, Garrett B Johnson, Barry E Fields, Jonathan E Hinkemeyer, Kirkland and Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Motorola, Inc.

Paul F. Strain, Christian L. Gaarder, Venable Baetjer and Howard LLP, Baltimore, MD, M King Hill, III, Venable Baetjer and Howard LLP, Towson, MD, Laura Owens, Jane Fugate Thorpe, Scott Elder, Alston and Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Bell Atlantic Mobile, Inc.

Michael E. Cross, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc., Greenbelt, MD, Thomas C Watson, Curtis S Renner, Watson and Renner, Washington, DC, for Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., Washington/Baltimore Cellular Ltd. PA.

Renee L. Dorsey, Law Offices of Michael G. Comeau, Baltimore, MD, Robert B Green, David B Irwin, Irwin Green Dexter and Murtha LLP, Towson, MD, for Cellular Telecommunication Industry Ass'n.

Daniel R. Lanier, Miles and Stockbridge, PC, Baltimore, MD, Paul Freehling, Chicago, IL, for Telecommunication Industry Ass'n.


MEMORANDUM

BLAKE, District Judge.

Claiming that his use of a wireless handheld telephone manufactured by Motorola caused his brain cancer, Dr. Christopher Newman and his wife filed a multi-count complaint against numerous defendants in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendants removed the case to this court, asserting diversity jurisdiction because the one non-diverse defendant, Verizon Maryland, had been fraudulently joined. The plaintiffs' motion...

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