Opinion
Motion No: M-5392
11-21-2017
In Re: New York City Asbestos Litigation v. This Document Relates To: ALL CASES782000/17
An appeal having been taken to this Court from the case management order of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about June 23, 2017, and said appeal having been perfected, And proposed amici curiae Business Council of New York State, Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, New York Insurance Association, Inc., Northeast Retail Lumber Association, Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Association of Manufacturers, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, American Tort Reform Association, Washington Legal Foundation and American Insurance Association having moved for leave to file a brief amicus curiae in connection with the aforesaid appeal,Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of granting the proposed amici curiae leave to appear in support of the defendants-appellants; the nine copies of the proposed brief of the amici previously submitted to this Court is deemed filed.
ENTERED: November 21, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice, Peter Tom Troy K. Webber Ellen Gesmer Anil C. Singh, Justices
M-5392
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