IN RE AIR BAG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

No. Civ.A. MDL 1181.

7 F.Supp.2d 792 (1998)

In re AIR BAG PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. This Document Relates to All Cases.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

May 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Minge (Plaintiff's Lead and Liaison Counsel), James Minge & Associates, New Orleans, LA, Vance R. Andrus, Andrus, Boudreaux, Lemoine & Tonore, P.L.C., Lafayette, LA, Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA, Darleen Jacobs, New Orleans, LA, John M. O'Quinn, Richard Laminack, Houston, TX, Dianne M. Nast, Roda & Nast, P.C., Lancaster, PA, Joseph J. McKernan, McKernan, Clegg & Walker, Baton Rouge, LA, Patrick W. Pendley, Plaquemine, LA, Rene R. Barrientos, San Antonio, TX, Joaquin L. Rodriguez, Eagle Pass, TX, Vincent L. Marble, III, Wharton, TX, for Plaintiffs.

David G. Radlauer (Defendants' Liaison Counsel), Thomas A. Casey, Jr., Nan Roberts Eitel, Katy W. Kimball, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P., New Oleans, LA, for Defendants, General Motors Corp., Mossy Motors, Inc., Wickstrom Chevrolet, Inc. and Armadillo Motors, Inc.

Terence M. Murphy, James S. Teater, Chrysta L. Castaneda, Tamara Marinkovic, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, TX, for Defendant, General Motors Corp.

John H. Beisner, Brian Anderson, Barton S. Aronson, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, DC, for Ford Motor Co.

Colvin G. Norwood, Jr., Mark N. Bodin, McGlinchey, Stafford L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Corp., Spinato Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. and Bohn Ford, Inc.

Peter W. Herzog, Amy Thompson, Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis, MO, for Chrysler Corp. and Spinato Chrysler-Plymouth.

Robert L. Green, Jr., Charles Loughlin, Howrey & Simon, Washington, DC, for Volvo Cars of North America, Inc.

Henry A. King, Norman S. Anseman, Nesser, King & LeBlanc, New Orleans, LA, for Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. and Bergeron Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. d/b/a Bergeron Volvo.

Chilton Davis Varner, Dwight J. Davis, Carmen R. Toledo, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A.

Terry Christovich Gay, Charles W. Schimidt, III, Christovitch & Kearney, New Orleans, LA, for Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A., Bill Watson Nissan, Inc. and Bensco, Inc.

Jerry L. Saporito, Brandt K. Enos, O'Neil, Eichin, Miller, Saporito & Harris, New Orleans, LA, for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and Pinnacle Automotive, Inc.

Joel A. Mathias, H. Bruce Dorsey, Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, MD, for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Lawrence J. Duplass, Gregory O. Currier, Duplass, Zwain & Bourgeois, Metairie, LA, for American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Superior Imports, Inc. d/b/a Superior Honda.

Peter Choharis, Lawrence S. Robbins, Andrew J. Morris, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Washington, DC, for American Honda Motor Co., Inc.


ORDER AND REASONS

FELDMAN, District Judge.

Before the Court are several motions in these consolidated MDL cases: a Motion to Dismiss by all defendants, a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by the dealer defendants, and a Motion for Summary Judgment by all defendants in Frederick Lewis, et al. v. Volvo of North America, et al., Civ. No. 97-1309; a Motion to Dismiss and a Motion for Summary Judgment by all defendants in Theresa Marble v....

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