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“most courts which have considered the rights and remedies created by the veterans reemployment rights act have found them to be equitable in nature.”
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Sullivan v. Combustion Engineering
See Howell v. Celotex Corp., 904 F. 2d 3 , 5 (3d Cir.1990); Herber v. Johns-Manville Corp., 785 F. 2d 79 , 88-89 (3d Cir.1986); Giovanetti v. Johns-Manville Corp., 372 Pa.Super. 431 , 539 A. 2d 871, 876 (Pa.Super. 1988); but see In re Hawaii Federal Asbestos Cases, 734 F. Supp. 1563, 1567-68 (D.Hawaii 1990). *141 In our view, Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail), 758 F. 2d 936 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed. 2d 152 (1985), and Burns v. Jaquays Min.
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Spratt v. Guardian Automotive Products, Inc.
most courts which have considered the rights and remedies created by the veterans reemployment rights act have found them to be equitable in nature.
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Miller v. Steinberg (In Re Marilyn Steinberg Enterprises Inc.)
a person may hold a 'contingent' claim and thereby be a 'creditor' within the meaning of the bankruptcy act
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AlliedSignal, Inc. v. Ott
See Burns v. Jaquays Mining Corp., 156 Ariz. 375 , 752 P.2d 28, 30 (Ct.App.1987) (citing Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942 (3d Cir.1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985)) ("[SJubclinical injury resulting from exposure to asbestos is insufficient to constitute the actual loss or damage to a plaintiff's interest required to sustain a cause of action under generally applicable principles of tort law."); Bernier v. Raymark Indus., Inc., 516 A.2d 534, 542 (Me.1986) ("[IInhalation alone is insufficient to give rise to [a judicially recognizabl…
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Michael Buckley v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
See Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985); Amendola v. Kansas City So.
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Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc.
See Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1078 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985).
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IN RE: Penn Central Trans. Co.
See Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936 , 941 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S. Ct. 183 (1985); In re M.
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In Re United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.
See Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942-44 (3d Cir.), cert. denied 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985) (rejecting rule that exposure to asbestos creates right to payment for F.E.L.A. tort cause of action).
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United States v. Chateaugay Corp. (In Re Chateaugay Corp.)
See Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936 , 942 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985); In re Mooney Aircraft, Inc., 730 F.2d 367 , 375 & n. 6 (5th Cir. 1984); In re Gladding Corp., 20 B.R. 566, 568 (Bankr.D.Mass.1982).
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Schiavone Construction Co. And Ronald A. Schiavone, Individually, in 86-5839 v. Time, Inc., in 86-5920
Also, from the standpoint of individualized fairness, people in the public sphere who seek governmental office or public prominence "must accept certain necessary consequences of that involvement in public affairs.” Id.; see Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1079-82 (3d Cir.) (interpreting Gertz), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985). 7 .
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Smith v. a Pocono Country Place Property Owners Ass'n
See Marcone v. Penthouse Int’l Magazine, 754 F.2d 1072, 1081 (3d Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985).
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Briggs v. CHANNEL 4, KGBT
Rosenblatt v. Baer, 383 U.S. 75 , 86 S.Ct. 669, 679 , 15 L.Ed.2d 597 (1966); see Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072 , 1081 n. 4 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); see also Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union, 466 U.S. 485, 510-11 , 104 S.Ct. 1949, 1964-65 , 80 L.Ed.2d 502 (1984) (independent appellate review of actual malice finding).
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Berkery v. Kinney
Rather, certain criteria must be met for one to become a limited-purpose public figure: "The court must consider (1) whether the alleged defamation involves a public controversy, and (2) the nature and extent of plaintiff's involvement in that controversy." McDowell v. Paiewonsky, 769 F. 2d 942, 948 (3d Cir.1985); see also Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l, 754 F. 2d 1072 , 1082 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed. 2d 151 (1985).
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Prater v. State
See Moore v. State, 672 S.W.2d 242 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1984, no pet.); see also Ex parte Chambers, 688 S.W.2d 483, 485 (Tex.Cr.App.1985) (Campbell, J., concurring), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 181 , 88 L.Ed.2d 150 .
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Nicholson v. Promotors on Listings
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse International, Ltd., 754 F.2d 1072, 1083-85 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 , reh’g denied, 474 U.S. 1014 , 106 S.Ct. 548 , 88 L.Ed.2d 477 (1985); Rosanova v. Playboy Enterprises, 580 F.2d 859, 861 (5th Cir.1978); Orr v. Argus-Press Co., 586 F.2d 1108, 1116 (6th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 440 U.S. 960 , 99 S.Ct. 1502 , 59 L.Ed.2d 773 (1979); Logan v. District of Columbia, 447 F.Supp. 1328, 1331 (D.D.C.1978).
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Foretich v. Capital Cities/Abc, Inc.
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse Int'l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072 , 1083 n. 8 (3d Cir.) (rejecting "the notion that merely because most people would agree that drug trafficking is undesirable, there is no 'controversy' regarding the matter"), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Smolla, supra, Sec. 2.16, at 2-47 (referring to the Wolston footnote as "a loose and ill-considered bit of dicta"); Carl Willner, Note, Defining a Public Controversy in the Constitutional Law of Defamation, 69 Va.L.Rev. 931, 942 n. 66 (1983) (labeling the footnote a "bizarre bit of il…
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Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse Int’l Magazine for Men, 754 F.2d 1072 , 1083 n. 8 (3d Cir.) (rejecting "the notion that merely because most people would agree that drug trafficking is undesirable, there is no ‘controversy’ regarding the matter”), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Smolla, supra, § 2.16[2], at 2-47 (referring to the Wolston footnote as “a loose and ill-considered bit of dicta”); Carl Willner, Note, Defining a Public Controversy in the Constitutional Law of Defamation, 69 Va.L.Rev. 931, 942 n. 66 (1983) (labeling the footnote a “bi…
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ca3 1993
In granting summary judgment for the defendants, the district court held that under Virgin Islands law, "a tort claim will not lie in the absence of a demonstrable injury [and] mere exposure to asbestos is insufficient to state a cause of action." Id. at 154 ; see also Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942 (3d Cir.) (for purposes of F.E.L.A. claim, "manifest injury [is] a necessary element of an asbestos-related tort action"), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985). 13 We need not decide in this case whether the mere presence of pleural plaques co…
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Dunn v. HOVIC
In granting summary judgment for the defendants, the district court held that under Virgin Islands law, “a tort claim will not lie in the absence of a demonstrable injury [and] mere exposure to asbestos is insufficient to state a cause of action.” Id. at 154 ; see also Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942 (3d Cir.) (for purposes of F.E.L.A. claim, “manifest injury [is] a necessary element of an asbestos-related tort action”), ce rt. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985).
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Caterinicchio v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
See also Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942 (3d Cir.) (“subclinical injury resulting from exposure to asbestos is insufficient to constitute the actual loss or damage * * * required to sustain a cause of action under generally applicable principles of tort law”), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985); In re Hawaii Fed.
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Wilkerson v. CO Porter MacHinery Co.
Compare Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F. 2d 936, 942 (3 Cir.1985), cert. den. 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed. 2d 152 (1985), where the circuit held that asbestos-related diseases which did not reveal themselves until after the consummation of reorganization were not "claims," were not discharged, and that injured railroad employees can sue even the reorganized corporation.
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In the Matter of CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL and PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Debtor. Appeal of CMC REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
See e.g., Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936, 942 (3rd Cir.1985), certiorari denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 , where employees of railroad had been exposed to asbestos during their employment prior to the reorganization, but as of the reorganization had not experienced any adverse effects and thus did not possess claims dischargeable in bankruptcy.
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In Re Clinton Centrifuge, Inc.
See also Schweitzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 758 F.2d 936 (3rd Cir.) cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 183 , 88 L.Ed.2d 152 (1985). 2 When, under applicable law, a right to payment does not exist prepetition (contingent, unmatured, disputed or otherwise), there can be no cognizable prepetition claim.
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Tavoulareas v. Piro
See, e.g., Marcone v. Penthouse International Magazine For Men, 754 F.2d 1072, 1089-90 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 474 U.S. 864 , 106 S.Ct. 182 , 88 L.Ed.2d 151 (1985); Hunt v. Liberty Lobby, 720 F.2d 631, 643-46 (11th Cir.1983).
Torres
v.
Little Flower's Children's Services
v.
Little Flower's Children's Services
No. 84-1842.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 7, 1985.
Ct. App. N. Y. Certiorari denied.