Opinions of the United 1994 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
10-17-1994
IN RE: Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation Precedential or Non-Precedential:
Docket 92-1995-1997, 92-1999-2010, 92-2014 & 92-2016
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Recommended Citation "IN RE: Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation" (1994). 1994 Decisions. Paper 158. http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1994/158
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NO. 92-1995 ____________
IN RE: PAOLI RAILROAD YARD PCB LITIGATION
MABEL BROWN, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated
v.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ROY F. WESTON, INC.; and OH MATERIALS COMPANY; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; and THE BUDD COMPANY; and WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; MONSANTO CO.; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
Mabel Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-02229)
NO. 92-1996 ____________
GEORGE ALBERT BURRELL and PRISCILLA ETHERIDGE BURRELL, in their own right, and GEORGE ALBERT BURRELL and PRISCILLA ETHERIDGE BURRELL, as parents and natural guardian of AMBER SHARDAI BURRELL, a minor, and GEORGE ALBERT BURRELL, as parent and natural guardian of ANDRE WALKER, a minor, and PRISCILLA ETHERIDGE BURRELL, as parent and natural guardian of BOBBY GEORGE ALBERT CHRISTIAN BURRELL, a minor
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); and NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; MONSANTO COMPANY; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
George Burrell, Priscilla Burrell, Amber Burrell and Monica Hilton, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-02235)
NO. 92-1997 ____________
WALLACE DARRYL CUMMINS
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); AND NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; MONSANTO COMPANY
Wallace D. Cummins, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-02669)
NO. 92-1999 ____________
K. LOUISE JONES, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HARVEY N. JONES, JR., DECEASED AND K. LOUISE JONES AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HARVEY N. JONES, JR., AND K. LOUISE JONES IN HER OWN RIGHT
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; MONSANTO COMPANY; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
K. Louise Jones and Harvey Jones, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-05277)
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NO. 92-2000 ___________
JAMES LAMENT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated
SEPTA; AMTRAK and CONRAIL;
PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; MONSANTO CO.; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO; BUDD CO., AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
James Lament, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-05886)
NO. 92-2001 ___________
CHRISTOPHER S. BROWN; JACQUELINE M. BROWN, h/w
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION; CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Christopher Brown and Jacqueline Michelle Brown, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07414)
NO. 92-2002 ___________
CATHLENE BROWN,
Appellant v.
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(D.C. Civ. No. 92-2002)
NO. 92-2003 ___________
IN RE: PAOLI RAILROAD YARD PCB LITIGATION CRAIG A. BROWN AND CATHERINE D. BROWN h/w
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION; AND CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.; THE BUDD CO.; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP.
Craig Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07416)
NO. 92-2004 ___________
MARGHERITA BARBETTA,
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; AND THE BUDD COMPANY; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION v.
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07417)
NO. 92-2005 ___________
MARY RETTA JOHNSON,
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; and WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; and PENN CENTRAL CORP.
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07418)
NO. 92-2006 ___________
CELESTE BROWN,
Appellant v. MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07419)
NO. 92-2007 ___________
CLEMMON L. BROWN
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; AND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; AND PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
Clemmon Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07420) ___________
NO. 92-2008 ___________
CLOYD H. BROWN
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
Cloyd Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07421)
NO. 92-2009 ___________
CURTIS BROWN,
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
v.
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Opinions of the United 1994 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
10-17-1994
IN RE: Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation Precedential or Non-Precedential:
Docket 92-1995-1997, 92-1999-2010, 92-2014 & 92-2016
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1994
Recommended Citation "IN RE: Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation" (1994). 1994 Decisions. Paper 158. http://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/thirdcircuit_1994/158
This decision is brought to you for free and open access by the Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1994 Decisions by an authorized administrator of Villanova University School of Law Digital Repository. For more information, please contact Benjamin.Carlson@law.villanova.edu. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
____________
NO. 92-1995 ____________
IN RE: PAOLI RAILROAD YARD PCB LITIGATION
MABEL BROWN, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated
v.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ROY F. WESTON, INC.; and OH MATERIALS COMPANY; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; and THE BUDD COMPANY; and WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; MONSANTO CO.; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
Mabel Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-02229)
NO. 92-1996 ____________
GEORGE ALBERT BURRELL and PRISCILLA ETHERIDGE BURRELL, in their own right, and GEORGE ALBERT BURRELL and PRISCILLA ETHERIDGE BURRELL, as parents and natural guardian of AMBER SHARDAI BURRELL, a minor, and GEORGE ALBERT BURRELL, as parent and natural guardian of ANDRE WALKER, a minor, and PRISCILLA ETHERIDGE BURRELL, as parent and natural guardian of BOBBY GEORGE ALBERT CHRISTIAN BURRELL, a minor
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); and NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; MONSANTO COMPANY; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
George Burrell, Priscilla Burrell, Amber Burrell and Monica Hilton, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-02235)
NO. 92-1997 ____________
WALLACE DARRYL CUMMINS
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); AND NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; MONSANTO COMPANY
Wallace D. Cummins, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-02669)
NO. 92-1999 ____________
K. LOUISE JONES, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HARVEY N. JONES, JR., DECEASED AND K. LOUISE JONES AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HARVEY N. JONES, JR., AND K. LOUISE JONES IN HER OWN RIGHT
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION, ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; MONSANTO COMPANY; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
K. Louise Jones and Harvey Jones, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-05277)
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NO. 92-2000 ___________
JAMES LAMENT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated
SEPTA; AMTRAK and CONRAIL;
PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; MONSANTO CO.; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO; BUDD CO., AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
James Lament, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-05886)
NO. 92-2001 ___________
CHRISTOPHER S. BROWN; JACQUELINE M. BROWN, h/w
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION; CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Christopher Brown and Jacqueline Michelle Brown, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07414)
NO. 92-2002 ___________
CATHLENE BROWN,
Appellant v.
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(D.C. Civ. No. 92-2002)
NO. 92-2003 ___________
IN RE: PAOLI RAILROAD YARD PCB LITIGATION CRAIG A. BROWN AND CATHERINE D. BROWN h/w
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION; AND CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.; THE BUDD CO.; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP.
Craig Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07416)
NO. 92-2004 ___________
MARGHERITA BARBETTA,
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; and CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; AND THE BUDD COMPANY; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION v.
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07417)
NO. 92-2005 ___________
MARY RETTA JOHNSON,
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; and WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; and PENN CENTRAL CORP.
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07418)
NO. 92-2006 ___________
CELESTE BROWN,
Appellant v. MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07419)
NO. 92-2007 ___________
CLEMMON L. BROWN
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; AND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; AND PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
Clemmon Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07420) ___________
NO. 92-2008 ___________
CLOYD H. BROWN
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
Cloyd Brown, Appellant
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07421)
NO. 92-2009 ___________
CURTIS BROWN,
MONSANTO COMPANY; SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; and THE BUDD COMPANY; and WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY; PENN CENTRAL CORP.
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07422)
NO. 92-2010 ___________
JOHN INGRAM, SR., and PATRICIA INGRAM, in their own right and as parents and natural guardians of JOHN INGRAM, JR.; and APRIL INGRAM in her own right
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL"); and MONSANTO COMPANY ("MONSANTO"); and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ("GE"); and CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ("PHILADELPHIA")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
John Ingram, Sr. (and as representative of decedent, Patricia Ingram), John Ingram, Jr., Patricia Ingram and April Ingram Robinson-Ray, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 86-07561)
___________ NO. 92-2011 ___________
MARY ALICE KNIGHT,
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL"); and MONSANTO COMPANY ("MONSANTO"); and GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ("GE"); and CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ("PHILADELPHIA")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
(D.C. Civ. No. 87-00712)
NO. 92-2014 ___________
WILLIAM BUTLER; THERESA BUTLER; MARVIN L. SIMPSON; ALLEN K. SIMPSON; KAREN R. SIMPSON; DONALD E. SIMPSON; and BRYAN M. JACKSON
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL")
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; MONSANTO COMPANY; GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION
William Butler, Theresa Butler, Bryan Jackson, Allen Simpson, Donald Simpson, Karen Simpson and Marvin Simpson, Appellants
(D.C. Civ. No. 87-02874)
NO. 92-2016 ___________
MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM; AND BESSIE CUNNINGHAM,
Appellants v.
MONSANTO COMPANY; and SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ("SEPTA"); and NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION ("AMTRAK"); and CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ("CONRAIL") v.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; THE BUDD COMPANY; WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; PENN CENTRAL CORPORATION,
Third-Party Defendants
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On Appeal From the United States District Court For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania _________________________________
Argued: October 26, 1993
Before: BECKER, ROTH, and LEWIS, Circuit Judges.
(Filed ) ARNOLD E. COHEN Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg, Ellers & Weir 1401 Walnut Street, 8th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19102 and JOSEPH C. KOHN MYLES H. MALMAN MARTIN J. D'URSO (ARGUED) Kohn, Nast & Graf 2400 One Reading Center 1101 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
Attorneys for Appellants Mabel Brown (1995); George Burrell, Priscilla Burrell, Amber Burrell, and Monica Hilton (1996); Wallace D. Cummins (1997); K. Louise Jones and Estate of Harvey Jones (1999); James Lament (2000); John Ingram, Sr., Patricia Ingram, April Ingram Robinson and John Ingram, Jr. (2010); Mary Knight (2011); William Butler, Theresa Butler, Marvin Simpson, Alan Simpson, Karen Simpson, Donald Simpson and Brian Jackson (2014); Bessie Cunningham and Matthew Cunningham (2016)
D. BRUCE HANES (ARGUED) D. Bruce Hanes and Associates, P.C. 1700 Market Street Suite 3131 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorney for Appellants Christopher Brown, Jacqueline M. Brown (2001); Cathlene Brown (2002); Craig Brown (2003); Margherita Barbetta (2004); Mary Retta Johnson (2005); Celeste Brown (2006); Clemmon Brown (2007); Cloyd Brown (2008) and Curtis Brown (2009)
JOHN G. KESTER (ARGUED) JOHN W. VARDAMAN, JR. SARAH H. DUGGIN PHILIP A. SECHLER Williams & Connolly 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
HARRY A. SHORT, JR. STEPHEN M. McMANUS Liebert, Short & Hirschland 1901 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorneys for Appellee General Electric Company
ROGER F. COX JEROME R. RICHTER JOHN J. MONSEES Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley 1200 Four Penn Center Plaza Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorneys for Appellees Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and The Penn Central Corporation
MICHAEL M. MALIN THOMAS M. GOUTMAN KATHY A. O'NEILL ROBERT ROLAND, II White and Williams One Liberty Place 1650 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorneys for Appellee Monsanto Company
RICHARD A. KRAEMER SUZANNE H. GROSS Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin 1845 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attorneys for Appellee National Railroad Passenger Corporation
ROBERT A. SUTTON Assistant City Solicitor City of Philadelphia Law Department 1600 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorney for Appellee The City of Philadelphia
G. DANIEL BRUCH, JR. Schwartz, Campbell & Detweiller 1700 Land Title Building 100 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19110
DAVID C. LANDIN McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe 901 East Cary Street One James Center Richmond, VA 23219
Attorneys for Appellee Westinghouse Electric Corporation
LAURA A. FOGGAN STEPHEN D. GOLDMAN Wiley, Rein & Fielding 1776 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Appellee American Insurance Association R. THOMAS McLAUGHLIN Kelly, Harrington, McLaughlin & Foster 1700 Atlantic Building 160 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
Attorneys for Appellee The Budd Company
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ORDER AMENDING OPINION ________________________________
The opinion in the above-captioned case filed August
31, 1994, is amended as follows:
1) On page 58, lines 10 and 11, the words
"promulgated under the Rules Enabling Act" are deleted from that
sentence;
2) On page 59, second paragraph, lines 3 and 4, the
phrase "promulgated under the Rules Enabling Act, 28 U.S.C. §
2072," is deleted from that sentence; and
3) On the last line of text on page 144, substitute
the name "Patricia" for "Priscilla".
BY THE COURT,
/s/ Edward R. Becker
Circuit Judge
DATED: October 17, l994