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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY v. PHILIP MORRIS, (E.D.N.Y. 2001)

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

Jul 5, 2001

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DOCKET NO.

98 CV 3287, 97 CV 7658, 98 CV 1492, 98 CV 675, 99 CV 6142, 00 CV 442, 00 CV 5413

Advocates

Joshua Kassner, John Angelos, Esq., for Plaintiff National Asbestos. Melvyn I. Weiss, Esq., Beth A. Kaswan, Esq., Michael C. Spencer, Esq., for Plaintiff Bergeron. Paul J. Bschorr, Esq., Vincent R. FitzPatrick, Jr., Esq., Michael Hefler, Esq., Heather K. McDevitt, Esq., Martha J. Talley, Esq., for Plaintiffs Blue Cross, et al. Jonathon W. Cuneo, Mark B. Hutton, Derek S. Casey, Chan P. Townsley, Gary Richardson, for Plaintiff Mason, et al. Steven Kazan, for Plaintiff H.K. Porter Company. Norman C. Morse, Thomas K. Morse, for Plaintiff Betriebskrankenkasse. Kevin J. Dunne, Esq., Eric M. Kraus, Esq., Marjorie P. Lindblom, Esq., David Bernick, Esq., Andrew R. McGaan, Esq., Deirdre A. Fox, Esq., U. Gwyn Williams, Esq., for Defendant Brown Williamson. William L. Allinder, Esq., Lori Connors McGroder, Esq., for Defendant Lorillard Tobacco Co. Ursula M. Henninger, Esq., for Defendant R.J. Reynolds. Alan Mansfield, Esq., Robert J. Kirshenberg, Esq., Stephen L. Saxl, Esq., for Defendant Lorillard Tobacco. Adam I. Stein, Esq., Defendant British American Tobacco. Hugh R. Witing, Mark A. Belasic, Jones, Day, Jerome R. Doak, Margaret I.. Lyle, Peter L. Critchell, Esq., John B. Williams, Esq., Thomas W. Mitchell, Esq., Kenneth J. Parsigian, Esq., Paul E. Namser, Esq., Murray R. Garnick, Esq., Peter Bleakley, Esq., Anne E. Cohen, Esq., Harry Zirlin, Esq., Steven S. Michaels, Esq., John B. Williams, Esq., Thomas W. Mitchell, Esq., Kenneth J. Parsigian, Esq., Paul E. Namser, Esq., Murray R. Garnick, Esq., Peter Bleakley, Esq., for Defendant Philip Morris. Bruce J. Ginsberg, Esq., for Defendant Hill Knowlton. Jacob Horowitz, Esq., for Defendant Tobacco Institute. Bryan A. McKenna, Esq., for Defendant Smokeless Tobacco. Arthur H. Aizley, Esq., Eric S. Sarner, Esq., for Defendant U.S. Tobacco. Leonard A. Feiwus, Esq., for Defendant Liggett. Robert S. Pruyne, Esq., for Defendant British American Tobacco.

JUDGES

Jack Bertrand Weinstein

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MEMORANDUM ORDER

JACK B. WEINSTEIN, S.D.C.J.

In light of the stipulation of dismissal in Falise v. American Tobacco Company, et al., and the completion of the trial in Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, et al. v. Philip Morris, a hearing is set for July 27, 2001 at 4:00pm for all other cases involving asbestos trusts or asbestos related entities, union health funds, and other third party payors pending in this court. The court suggests the parties consider the following issues and any others which may occur to them:

1. Whether cases should be consolidated for trial in this court, and if so under what law, and under what theory or theories;

2. Whether cases should be transferred to jurisdictions where individual plaintiffs are located;

3. Whether cases should be treated as part of the proposed class action in Simon II, and how; and

4. Any other possibilities which may occur to the parties.

Parties will arrange for exchange of briefs. Because the court will be on trial, the status conference time in Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, et al. v. Philip Morris has been changed to 4:00pm on July 27, 2001.

SO ORDERED