ABU-ZEINEH v. FEDERAL LABORATORIES, INC.

Civ. A. No. 91-2148.

975 F.Supp. 774 (1994)

Nabiha ABU-ZEINEH, as Administratrix of the Estate of Mohammad Abu-Zeineh, Yousra Abu-Karish, Mahmoud El-Attar, as Administrator of the Estate of Bahiyeh El-Attar, Nuwarah Mash'al, as Administratrix of the Estate of Mohammad Mash'al, Abdullah Gurab, as Administrator of the Estate of Asmah Gurab, Jihad Abu-Ramouz, as Administratrix of the Estate of Rushdi Abu-Ramouz, Abed Safi, as Administrator of the Estate of Aysha Safi, Ahmad Essawi, as Administrator of the Estate of Fatima Essawi, and Nofan El-Khader, as Administrator of the Estate of Fatima El-Ara`ash, Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL LABORATORIES, INC. and Transtechnology Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania.

December 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth Stephens, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City, Abdeen Jabara, Mancelona, MI, Judith Brown Chomsky, Philadelphia, PA, Joseph S. Hornack, Healey, Davidson & Hornack, Pittsburgh, PA, for Plaintiffs.

Carolyn M. Branthoover, Michael P. Routch, Theresa J. Colecchia, David L. McClenahan, Robert J. Waine, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Pittsburgh, PA, Patrick J. O'Connor, Douglas B. Lang, Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM

STANDISH, District Judge.

I

This is a wrongful death action in which plaintiffs allege that their decedents died as a result of exposure to a chemical weapon, commonly referred to as CS gas, used by the Israeli military in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip or in the area around Jerusalem. Plaintiffs seek damages from defendants, alleging that defective CS gas was manufactured and negligently sold by...

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