IN RE ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA FIRE LITIGATION

Civ. A. Nos. 91-2171, 91-2172, 91-2226, 91-2227, 91-2374, 91-2545, 91-2546 and 91-2547.

820 F.Supp. 1460 (1993)

In re ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA FIRE LITIGATION.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

April 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Berger, Berger & Montague, P.C., Mark R. Rosen, Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe, Cramer & Jamieson, Paul R. Rosen, Ann Miller, Spector, Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Alan C. Kessler, Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corp., Philadelphia, PA, Henry F. Siedzikowski, John M. Elliott, Timothy T. Myers, Mark A. Kearney, Blue Bell, PA, for plaintiffs.

Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Richard I. Rubin & Co., Inc., Pan American Office Investments, Inc.

E. Parry Warner, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell and Hippel, Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for E/R Associates.

Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Donald T. MacNaughton, Jeffrey Barist, White & Case, New York City, for Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of the U.S., Equitable Real Estate Inv. Management, Inc.

Stephen A. Cozen, Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Kathleen M. Comfrey, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, for USA One Associates, USA One B.V. and USA Two B.V.

Michael P. O'Connor, Michael J. Dunn, Ivan J. Krouk, Cynthia Philo, Murphy and O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Rodin Inv. Admin. Co.

Stephen A. Cozen, Robert W. Hayes, E.J. Borrack, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Lynette C. Kelly, Kathleen M. Comfrey, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, for Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds.

Barbara W. Mather, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, PA, for Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Jones Lang Wootton USA.

Joseph K. Hetrick, Norbert F. Bergholtz, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, PA, Terrence E. Bishop, Mel I. Dickstein, James D. Steiner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, for Balis & Co.

John S. Tucci, Jr., John W. Walter, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for Penn Sprinkler Co., Inc.

Samuel J. Pace, Jr., James L. Moore, Jr., Leslie Martinelli Cyr, Labrum and Doak, Philadelphia, PA, for Delmont Fire Protection Service, Inc.

Steven H. Berkowitz, Southampton, PA, for James Webster.

Joel D. Gusky, Harvey, Pennington, Herting & Renneisen, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA, for American Bldg. Maintenance Co.

E. David Chanin, Bennett G. Picker, George E. Pallas, Bolger, Picker, Hankin & Tannenbaum, Philadelphia, PA, for National Guardian Sec. Services Corp.

John M. Phelan, Phillips & Phelan, Philadelphia, PA, for F.X. Griffin.

Michael P. McKenna, Margolis, Edelstein, Scherlis, Sarowitz & Kraemer, Philadelphia, PA, for Halprin Supply Co., Inc., Sierra Fire Equip. Co.

Charles J. Bloom, Stevens & Lee, P.C., Wayne, PA, Barry E. Cohen, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC, for Rubinetterie A. Giacomini Spa.

Peter F. Vaira, John E. Riley, North & Vaira, Philadelphia, PA, Geoffrey A. Lewis, Underwriter's Laboratories, Inc., North Brook, IL, John J. Verscaj, Bell, Boyd and Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Basil A. Di Sipio, Lavin, Coleman, Finarelli & Gray, Philadelphia, PA, for Premier Industrial Corp., Akron Brass Company.

Robert M. Britton, Philadelphia, PA, for Task Force Tips, Inc.

Barry Brownstein, Richard E. Arvidson, Michael A. Sicola, Dean Constantine, Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, Livingston, NJ, for Maris Equip. Co.

Steven M. Mezrow, Steven M. Mezrow & Assoc., Philadelphia, PA, for the Energy Consortium, Inc.

John J. Mulderig, Brown & Connery, Westmont, NJ, Paul A. Koches, Joseph Brooks, Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd., Washington, DC, for Honeywell, Inc.

Lawrence S. Sarowitz, Jay E. Mintzer, Michael C. Nugent, Edelstein, Mintzer & Sarowitz, Philadelphia, PA, for Pyrotol Systems, Inc., Div. of Potter Elec. Signal Co.

Adolph F. Fellmeth, III, Jenkintown, PA, for Webster Automation Systems, Inc.

Jane North, Edward J. David, Mylotte, David & Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, PA, for John Ashe Associates, Inc.

Patricia L. Dee, Thomas H. Morgan, Capehart & Scatchard, P.A., Mount Laurel, NJ, for H.B. Frazer and Co., Inc.

Enid R. Stebbins, Trina M. Bragdon, Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, PA, for Nason & Cullen, Inc.

R. Thomas McLaughlin, Kelly McLaughlin & Foster, Philadelphia, PA, for Sheward Henderson.

Ralph J. Luongo, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for M & M Equipment Co.


MEMORANDUM

BUCKWALTER, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This litigation arose as a result of a fire at the One Meridian Plaza building in downtown Philadelphia which began on February 23, 1991. Various parties, none of whom were tenants of One Meridian Plaza at the time of the fire, have brought claims for uninsured losses. All of the initial complaints filed in the above cases were consolidated into the "One Meridian First Consolidated...

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