Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The plaintiffs and their decedents in these seven related actions all live or lived near the New York City Brookfields and/or Fresh Kills landfills in Richmond County, and allege in their complaints that exposure to carcinogens from the landfills caused them to contract various diseases, including leukemia, Hodgkins' disease, and cancer. The City appeals from the denial of those branches of its...
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