IN RE ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA FIRE LITIGATION

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

820 F.Supp. 1492 (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, Spector, Gadon & Rosen, P.C., Alan C. Kessler, Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corp., Philadelphia, PA, Henry F. Siedzikowski, John M. Elliott, Elliott, Bray & Riley, Blue Bell, PA, Ann Miller, Spector, Gadon & Rosen, Philadelphia, PA, for The Robinson Family Trust, Ejay Travel, Inc., plaintiffs for themselves and all others similarly situated.

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

E. Parry Warner, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell and Hippel, Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for E/R Associates t/a One Meridian Plaza.

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 U.S., Equitable Real Estate Inv. Management, Inc.

Stephen A. Cozen, Robert W. Hayes, Kevin P. Oates, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Lynette C. Kelly, 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, and Cynthia Philo, Murphy and O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Robin 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.

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 Equipment 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. DiSipio, Lavin, Coleman, Finarelli & Gray, Philadelphia, PA, for Premier Indus. Corp. t/a Akron Brass Co.

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 Equipment 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, Diamond & Sarowitz, Philadelphia, PA, for Pyrotrol 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 case is one of many which arose as a result of a fire at One Meridian Plaza which began on February 23, 1991. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (hereinafter "UL") is a third-party defendant in this case, having been impleaded by a group of defendants collectively referred to as the E/R Defendants1 pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 19. UL moves to dismiss the third...

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