Torres v. Little Flower's Child.'s Servs., 474 U.S. 864 (1985). · Go Syfert
Torres v. Little Flower's Child.'s Servs., 474 U.S. 864 (1985). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“most courts which have considered the rights and remedies created by the veterans reemployment rights act have found them to be equitable in nature.”
154 citation events (25 in the last 25 years) across 49 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Spratt v. Guardian Automotive Products, Inc. (innd, 1998-03-17) · Strongest negative: Sullivan v. Combustion Engineering (njsuperctappdiv, 1991-05-08)
Treatment trajectory · 1987 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1987 2006 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 24 distinct citers.
discussed Cited "but see" Sullivan v. Combustion Engineering
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 1991 · signal: but see · confidence high
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.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Spratt v. Guardian Automotive Products, Inc.
N.D. Ind. · 1998 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
most courts which have considered the rights and remedies created by the veterans reemployment rights act have found them to be equitable in nature.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Miller v. Steinberg (In Re Marilyn Steinberg Enterprises Inc.)
Bankr. E.D. Pa. · 1992 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
a person may hold a 'contingent' claim and thereby be a 'creditor' within the meaning of the bankruptcy act
discussed Cited "see" AlliedSignal, Inc. v. Ott
Ind. · 2003 · signal: see · confidence high
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…
cited Cited "see" Michael Buckley v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
2d Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
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.
cited Cited "see" Simms v. Exeter Architectural Products, Inc.
M.D. Penn. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
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).
cited Cited "see" IN RE: Penn Central Trans. Co.
3rd Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
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.
discussed Cited "see" In Re United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.
Bankr. D. Del. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
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).
discussed Cited "see" United States v. Chateaugay Corp. (In Re Chateaugay Corp.)
S.D.N.Y. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
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).
discussed Cited "see" Schiavone Construction Co. And Ronald A. Schiavone, Individually, in 86-5839 v. Time, Inc., in 86-5920
3rd Cir. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
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 .
cited Cited "see" Smith v. a Pocono Country Place Property Owners Ass'n
M.D. Penn. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
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).
discussed Cited "see" Briggs v. CHANNEL 4, KGBT
Tex. App. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
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).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Berkery v. Kinney
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 2007 · signal: see also · confidence low
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).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Prater v. State
Tex. App. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
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 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Nicholson v. Promotors on Listings
D. Mass. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
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).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Foretich v. Capital Cities/Abc, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
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…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
4th Cir. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
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…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." ca3 1993
3rd Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
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…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Dunn v. HOVIC
3rd Cir. · 1993 · signal: see also · confidence low
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).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Caterinicchio v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.
N.J. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
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.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Wilkerson v. CO Porter MacHinery Co.
N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. · 1989 · signal: compare · confidence low
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.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In the Matter of CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL and PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Debtor. Appeal of CMC REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
7th Cir. · 1989 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
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.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Clinton Centrifuge, Inc.
Bankr. E.D. Pa. · 1988 · signal: see also · confidence low
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.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Tavoulareas v. Piro
D.C. Cir. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
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
No. 84-1842.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 7, 1985.
474 U.S. 864

Ct. App. N. Y. Certiorari denied.

Justice Brennan and Justice Blackmun would grant certiorari.