IN RE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER SITE LITIGATION

Nos. 21 MC 100 (AKH), 02 Civ. 8434 (AKH), 02 Civ. 8092 (AKH), 02 Civ. 8938 (AKH), 02 Civ. 9126 (AKH) to 02 Civ. 9128 (AKH), 03 Civ. 0008 (AKH), 03 Civ. 0034 (AKH), 03 Civ. 0193 (AKH).

270 F.Supp.2d 357 (2003)

In re WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER SITE LITIGATION. Thomas Hickey and Francis Hickey, Plaintiffs, v. The City of New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Defendants. Johan Bel, William Quinlan, Bertha Quinlan, James Sweeney, Kathleen Sweeney, William D. McCue, and Maureen McCue, Plaintiffs, v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Silverstein Properties, and the City of New York, Defendants. Clinton Beyer, Joan Beyer, Peter Blake, and Sharon Blake, Plaintiffs, v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Defendant. Vincent McNally, Gina McNally, Francis Lavery, and Kathryn Lavery, Plaintiffs, v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Defendant. Joseph Ariola, Colleen Ariola, James Blake, John M. Deneau, Lisa Deneau, Joseph Healy, Janet Healy, George Lamoreaux, Ingrid Lamoreaux, Thomas Magee, Patrick Malloy, Lorimalloy, Jon J. McGillick, Arlene McGillick, Michael Spiller, Leah Spiller, Timothy Villari, Maria Villari, Anthony R. Larosa, Angela Larosa, Roger Danvers, James Mascarella, John F. Taggart, and Theresa Taggart, Plaintiffs, v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Defendant. James Blake, Timothy Villari, and Maria Villari, Plaintiffs, v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Defendant. Kim Flechaus, Plaintiff, v. The City of New York, Defendant. Barry J. Albrecht, and two-hundred-fifty-one other plaintiffs listed in Rider "A" annexed hereto, Plaintiffs, v. The City of New York, Defendant. John Baiano, Jack Biggs, John Bonvicino, John BOU, Kevin Brannick, Wayne Brown, Robert Carannante, Victor Carpentier, Alan Ceserano, Michael Conlon, Phyliss Costarella, Gerald Damitz, Anthony Delbianco, Lenny Dinotte, Daniel Donovan, Roy Edwards, Joseph Falcone, Nelson Garcia, Anthony Giordano, Robert Goffredo, Michael Guidicipietro, Rafael Guttierez, Otto Havel HI, Robert Henri, Pelops Irby, Austin Johnson, Jason Keenan, Kevin Kempton, Omar Malave, Daniel Maldonado, John Menoni, Martin Mullaney, Mickey Nardiello, Frank Ozello, John Pankey, Nicholas Parascandola, Vincent Parise, Thomas Perry, Jerry Pizzarello, Juan Rullan, Raymond Russo, John Salomone, George Snyder, Alexis Solomon, and Christian Trembone, Plaintiffs, v. The City of New York, Defendant.

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

June 20, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lonny Levitz, Kuharski & Levitz, LLP, New York City, Robin M. Wertheimer, Wertheimer Associates, PC, New York City, for Plaintiffs.

Matthew J. Maiorana, Kenneth A. Becker, Gary P. Shaffer, Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of City of New York, New York CityRiehard A. Williamson, Jason T. Cohen, Flemming, Zulack & Williamson, LLP, New York City, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER PARTIALLY GRANTING AND PARTIALLY DNYING MOTIONS TO REMAND CASES TO STATE COURT

HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.

For almost 100 years, New York State, through numerous provisions of its labor laws, has regulated the workplace to ensure safe conditions for employees. See, e.g., N.Y. Lab. Law §§ 200(1), 241(6) (2003). Pursuant to these statutes, approximately 1200 workers involved in the rescue and clean-up efforts...

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