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IN RE BRIDGEPORT FIRE LITIGATION

No. 2924 EDA 2008, 2925 EDA 2008, 2926 EDA 2008, 2927 EDA 2008, 774 EDA 2009.

8 A.3d 1270 (2010)

In re BRIDGEPORT FIRE LITIGATION, Appeal of Professional Flooring Co., Inc., Limerick Carpet & Flooring, Inc., Rose Line Inc. and Renu Electronics, Inc., Appellants. In re Bridgeport Fire Litigation, Appeal of Salmons Industries, Inc., Appellant. In re Bridgeport Fire Litigation, Appeal of Professional Flooring Co., Inc., Limerick Carpet & Flooring, Inc., Rose Line Inc. and Renu Electronics, Inc., Appellants. In re Bridgeport Fire Litigation, Appeal of Salmons Industries, Inc., Appellant. In re Bridgeport Fire Litigation, Appeal of Donald E. Haviland, Jr., Esquire and the Haviland Law Firm, Appellants.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 18, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Corcoran and Charles L. Becker , Philadelphia and Henry F. Siedzikowski , Blue Bell, for Professional Flooring.

Nicole B. LaBletta , Paoli, for Alpha Electric.

Holly Kloos , Exton, for C.J. Robinson.

Steven Cherry , Philadelphia, for Cadet Manufacturing.

Thomas B. Schmidt, III , Harrisburg, for Erie Insurance.

Thomas S. Brown , Philadelphia, for Mutual Boiler.

John R. Brown , Philadelphia, for Panther Products.

Frank R. Emmerich, Jr. , Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania Water.

Joseph F. McNulty , Philadelphia, for Royal Bank.

Catherine M. Lecky , Philadelphia, for Scatton's Heating & Cooling.

George F. Dale , Philadelphia, for Shihadeh.

William Dudek , Doylestown, for Sweetzel's.

BEFORE: BOWES, GANTMAN, and KELLY, JJ.

OPINION BY BOWES, J.:

These five consolidated appeals were filed in a class action that has 321 class plaintiffs and settled for $35 million against seventeen defendants. Due to the complexity of the procedure and facts and the myriad issues raised, we have divided our discussion into clearly-designated sections.

I. Factual and Procedural Matters

A. Preliminary Procedural Background

This case arises from a May 15, 2001 fire that destroyed...

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