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FURCH v. GEN. ELEC. CO.

142 A.D.2d 8 (1988)

James L. Furch et al., Respondents, v. General Electric Company et al., Defendants, and Bec Electric Company, Inc., Appellant. (And Six Other Related Actions.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 10, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Connor, Gacioch & Pope (Kelly E. Fischer of counsel), for appellant.

Ball, McDonough & Johnson, P. C. (Kevin F. McDonough of counsel), for respondents.

Harter, Secrest & Emery (Edward F. Premo, II, of counsel), for St. John Associates, defendant.

Lombardi, Reinhard, Walsh & Harrison, P. C., for New York State Professional Firefighters Association, Inc., amicus curiae.

WEISS, MIKOLL and HARVEY, JJ., concur with CASEY, J.; MAHONEY, P. J., concurs in an opinion.

CASEY, J.

The seven actions involved in this appeal arose out of a fire that occurred in the State Office Building in the City of Binghamton, Broome County, on February 5, 1981. The fire is alleged to have been caused by a malfunction of electrical equipment in a mechanical room located in the basement of the building. As a result of the fire, large quantities of toxic substances, including polychlorinated biphenyls...

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