AMERICAN HOME ASSUR. CO. v. RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS

Nos. 99 Civ. 1184(JSR), 99 Civ. 2297(JSR).

70 F.Supp.2d 296 (1999)

AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Gerling-Konzern Allgemeine Vericherungs-AG, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., and SR International Business Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP. and RJR Nabisco, Inc., Defendants. Allianz Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. and RJR Nabisco, Inc., Defendants.

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

July 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene Wanan, John Mezzacappa, of Mound, Colton and Wollan, New York City, for Plaintiffs.

Harold K. Gordon of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York City, for Non-Party NABISCO, Inc., Defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

RAKOFF, District Judge.

"The [federal] removal statute is a judicial curiosity"1 and no more so than in its application to these two related cases removed from the New York State court and recently referred to this judge following the recusal of the judge of this Court to whom they were originally assigned. On the face of the pleadings, the first of the two cases, American Home Assurance Co. et. al...

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