In re HORIZON CRUISES LITIGATION.
In re Litigation Joint Discovery M/V Horizon Legionnaires Disease.
Celebrity Cruises Inc., and Fantasia Cruising Inc., Plaintiffs,
v.
Essef Corp., PAC-FAB, Inc., and Structural Europe N.V. (f/n/a SFC), Defendants.
United States District Court, S.D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
June 5, 2000.
June 5, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Steven M. Hayes, Parcher Hayes & Snyder, PC, New York, for John Silivanch, Joyce Silivanch.
Robert A. Weir, Robert A. Weir PC, Red Bank, NJ, for Sara Tofano, Michael Tofano.
Caspar F. Ewig, Hill Rivkins & Hayden LLP, New York City, William Spaar, Perdita Spaar.
John F. Keating, Gregory O'Neill, Hill, Betts & Nash LLP, New York City, for Celebrity Cruises, Inc., Fantasia Cruising, Inc.
John P. James, Friedman & James LLP, New York City, for Dorothy Cantone, Kevin Jenkins.
Richard P. O'Leary, David C. Apy, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ, Barry Perline, Leslie Perlin.
John Dooby, Harry P. Brett, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City.
John J. Hession, Dougherty, Ryan, Giuffra, Zambito & Hession, New York City, for Raymond Hague, Mary Hague.
Lester R. Hill, Slater & Hill, Melville, NY, for Vincent Viola, Mary Viola.
W.M. Serra, Irom, Wittels, Freund, Berne & Serra, Bronx, NY, for Mary Montes, Louis B. Montes.
Gary H. Levine, Cleveland, OH.
Ellen H. Greiper, Gartner, Bloom & Greiper, New York City, for Margaret Stancati, George Stancati.
Anthony F. Malanga, Jr., Gaccione, Pomaco & Beck, Belleville, NJ, for Frank Galante, Rita Galante.
Anthony Mancuso, Starkey, Kelly, Blaney & White, Toms River, NJ, for Mary Purcell.
Michael Paxton, Shea & Novy, Toms River, NJ.
Thomas G. Hermann, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, OH, for Essef Corp., Pac-Fab, Inc., Structural Europe, N.V.
Anthony Bisignano, Bosco, Bisignano & Masiolo, Staten Island, NY, for Felice De Francesco, Frances De Francesco, Carol Lorenzo, Richard Lorenzo.
Michael B. Pollack, Sack, Spector & Barrett, L.L.P., West Hartford, CT, Alexander Thomas, Linda Thomas.
Howard E. Shafran, Shafran & Mosley, New York City, for John Bentzley.
Bert Bauman, Bauman & Kunkis, P.C., New York City, for William Buck, Kathleen Buck, William Buck, Jr., Kimberly Buck, Ronald Cesarski, Sima Cesarski, Michael Sckipp, Doris Sckipp.
Gregory C. Bartley, Doyle & Brady, Kearny, NJ, for Jane King, Clare Dillon.
United States District Court, S.D. New York.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FRANCIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
In July 1994, passengers on a pleasure cruise aboard the M/V Horizon contracted Legionnaires' Disease, a potentially serious or even fatal form of pneumonia, as the vessel was sailing between New York and Bermuda. Many of the victims (the "Passenger Plaintiffs") subsequently sued Celebrity Cruises, Inc. and Fantasia Cruising, Inc. (collectively, "Celebrity"), the owners and operators of...
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