HALL v. E. I. Du PONT De NEMOURS & CO.

No. 69 Civ. 273.

312 F.Supp. 358 (1970)

Philip HALL, An Infant, by Lloyd Hall, His Guardian Ad Litem, et al., Plaintiffs, v. E. I. Du PONT De NEMOURS & CO., Inc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

April 7, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Edelman, Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiffs; Melvin Block, Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel.

Littauer, Gordon, Ullman, Riseman & Plowcowe, New York City, for defendants Institute of Makers of Explosives, West Coast Powder Co., Loren R. Baker, individually and as trustee of West Coast Powder Co., Pacific Powder Co., Fred Munz, Edward J. Gazecki and A. S. Macdonald, individually and as trustees of Pacific Powder Co.

Townley, Updike, Carter & Rodgers, New York City, for defendant E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co., Inc.

Cravath, Swain & Moore, New York City, for defendant Hercules Powder Company, Inc.

Rogers, Hoge & Hills, New York City, for defendant Atlas Powder Co., Inc.

Montfort, Healy, McGuire & Salley, Garden City, N. Y., for defendants American Cynamid Co. and Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation.

Martin, Bloom, Lipton & Vande Walle, Great Neck, N. Y., for defendant Austin Powder Co.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs instituted this action against the defendants, individual manufacturers of blasting caps and the trade association to which they belong, in 1969. A total of 230 causes of action are stated, with damages amounting to more than $200,000,000.00. Among the claims asserted are 44 causes of action grounded upon an alleged violation of section one of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 15 U.S.C. § 1. All of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases