PORT AUTHORITY OF N.Y. AND N.J. v. ALLIED CORP.

No. 91 Civ. 0310.

914 F.Supp. 960 (1995)

PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, et ano., Plaintiffs, v. ALLIED CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

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

March 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ezra I. Bialik, Milton H. Pachter, Milton H. Pachter, Office of Senior Litigation Counsel, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York City, for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.

Jeffrey S. Lyons, Dechert Price & Rhoads, Jeffrey R. More, Coleman & Rhine, New York City, for Armstrong Contracting & Supply Corporation.

Howard I. Rhine, Coleman & Rhine, New York City, for Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

William Stoycos, Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Robert L. Joyce, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City, for Asbestos Corporation, Ltd.

Robert Joyce, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dickler, New York City, for Asbestos Product Mfg. Corporation, Asbestospray Corp.

Suzanne M. Halbardier, Barry, McTiernan & Moore, New York City, for Empire Ace Insulation Manufacturing Corporation.

Steven Napolitano, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York City, for The Flintkote Company.

M. Bradford Stein, Flemming, Zulack & Williamson, L.L.P., New York City, for GAF Corporation.

Jason T. Cohen, Flemming, Zulack & Williamson, L.L.P., New York City, Dean R. Nicyper, Flemming, Zulak & Williamson, L.L.P., New York City, for W.R. Grace.

David M. Schlecker, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for Keene Corporation.

Jacob H. Zamansky, Silbert & Sena, L.L.P., New York City, James D. Silbert, Silbert & Sena, L.L.P., New York City, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

W. Philip Jones, Charles Vermette, Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neal, P.C., Hartford, CT, for Pittsburgh Corning Corporation.

John Murphy, Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, New York City, for H.H. Robertson, Co.

Thomas I. Sheridan, III, Todd L. Schleifstein, Haythe & Curley, New York City, for Turner & Newell Ltd.

Thomas I. Sheridan, III, Clinton B. Fisher, Todd L. Schleifstein, Charles E. Dorkey, III, Haythe & Curley, New York City, Blake Perkins, Coblence & Warner, New York City, for Turner & Newell P.L.C.

James W. Harbison, Carolyn Widmer Jaffe, James W. Harbison, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, New York City, for United States Gypsum Company.

Eugene H. Lieber, Lieber & Lieber, New York City, Paul F. Slater, Danaher, Tedford, Lagnese & Neal, New York City, for United States Mineral Products Company.

Willaim D. Gallagher, McMahon, Martine & Merritt, New York City, for Tishman Realty and C, Construction Co., Inc.

Gallit Schuller, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, New York City, for Aluminum Company Ame, America.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

BRIEANT, District Judge.

In June of 1987 plaintiffs commenced this action against numerous companies that mined, manufactured, sold or installed various asbestos products, claimed to have been installed between 1920 and 1975 in buildings owned or leased by plaintiffs.

On June 27, 1994 plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint, alleging claims based on (1) negligence, (2) strict tort liability, (3) indemnification,...

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