ADLER v. AIR & LIQUID SYS. CORP.

Docket No. 190181/11, Motion Seq. No. 002.

2012 NY Slip Op 32097(U)

HARRY ADLER, SCOTT DEWITT, EUGENE LEHNERT, JOSEPH MIRABILE, ALAN NUDELMAN, MARK ROCK, ROBERT WEXLER, MURRAY BLONDER, CHARLES CHIDESTER, JOHN DELLARATTA, JOSEPH MILAZZO, WILLIAM MORITZ, IVO PERAICA, ANTONIO PEREZ, ROBERTO ROMAN, FRANK RUGNETTA, RAYMOND SABO, EDWARD SADOWSKI, GEORGE SANTIAGO, GEORGE SMITH, GLENDA VEGA, THOMAS NEUER, Plaintiffs, v. AIR & LIQUID SYSTEMS CORPORATION, as successor-by-merger to BUFFALO PUMPS, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Filed August 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Thomas M, Comerford, Esq. , Frank Ortiz, Esq. , 700 Broadway, New York NY 10003, (212) 558-5500, For All Plaintiffs.

McGivney & Kluger, P.C., Michelle D. Grady, Esq. , Laura B. Hollman, Esq. , Justin Kasmir, Esq. , Matthew D. Sampar, Esq. , Carol M. Tempesta, Esq. , 80 Broad St., ste. 2300, New York NY 10004, (212) 509-3456, For Defendants Atwood & Morrill Co., Aurora Pump Company, Barnes & Jones, Inc., The Fairbanks Company, Oakfabco, Inc. and Taco, Inc.

Sedgwick, LLP,1 Stephen Novakidis, Esq. , Three Gateway Center, 12th fl., Newark NJ 07102, (973) 242-0002, For Defendants Foster Wheeler, LLC, CBS Corp. & as Lead Counsel for All Other Remaining Defendants.

Malaby & Bradley, LLC, David H. Jones, Esq. , 150 Broadway, ste. 600, New York NY 10038, (212) 791-0285, For Defendant Bakers Pride Oven Company, Inc., n/k/a QCP, Inc.

Eckerl, Seamans, Cherin & Mellot, LLC, Thomas M. Smith, Esq. , 10 Bank St., ste. 700, White Plains NY 10606, (914) 949-2909, For Defendants Consolidated Rail Corporation and American Premier Underwriters, Inc.

Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford, P.C., Christopher S. Kozak, Esq. , 120 Broadway, New York NY 10271, (212) 238-4848, For Defendants Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metro-North Commuter Railroad.

Darger En-ante Yavitz & Blau, LLP, Daniel E. DeCicco, Esq. , Jonathan B. Kromberg, Esq. , 116 E. 27th St., 12th fl., New York NY 10016, (212) 452-5300, For Defendants Dana Companies, LLC, Lennox Industries, Inc. and Union Carbide Corporation.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edleman & Dicker, LLP, 120 E. 42nd St., New York NY 10017, (212) 490-3000, For Defendants American Biltrite, Inc. AMF Inc., Carrier Corp., Federal Mogul Asbestos Personal Injury Trust, as successor to Felt Products MFC, Co., and Siemens Industry, Inc.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP, James S. Yu, Esq. , 620 Eighth Ave. New York NY 10018, (212) 218-5500, For Defendants G.S. Blodgett Corp., Middleby Marshall, Inc. & The Middleby Corp.

Lynch Daskal Emery, LLP, Lawrence G. Lee, Esq. , 264 W. 40th St. New York NY 10018, (212) 302-2400, For Defendant Georgia-Pacific, LLC, Lynch Daskal Emery, LLP.

Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP Christopher L. Pawlowski, Esq. , 600 Third Ave. New York NY 10016, (212) 593-6700, For Defendant Ford Motor Company.


DECISION & ORDER

PAUL G. FEINMAN, Judge.

By order of the Administrative Judge dated June 8, 2012, twenty-two April 2012 in extremis asbestos-related personal injury and wrongful death cases were referred to this court for trial by jury. Plaintiffs, all represented by the same counsel, now move by order to show cause to join the twenty-two individual actions for a single trial pursuant to CPLR 602(a) on the ground that the actions present common...

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