The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted mass-tort designation, at the request of Ford Motor Co. and other defendants, to multiple suits seeking damages for alleged health hazards from a toxic landfill in Passaic County near a former Ford plant. The defendants had argued that the claims by 656 plaintiff homeowners who live on or near the site arise from the same set of facts and plead similar injuries, and that centralized management would save money and streamline the process.
December 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday granted mass tort designation to multiple suits seeking damages for alleged health hazards from a toxic landfill in Passaic County near a former Ford Motor Co. plant in Mahwah, N.J.
The court acted at the request of Ford and other defendants, who argued that the 656 plaintiffs’ claims arise from the same set of facts and plead similar injuries and that centralized management would save money and streamline the process.
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