U.S. District Court / D. New Jersey

In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of America Sales Practices Litigation

Decided March 17, 1997. Alfred M. Wolin wrote the opinion for the court.

962 F. Supp. 450 · Cited 180 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283
Weiss v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. · 899 F. Supp. 1297
General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 446 U.S. 318
In Re Warner Communications Securities Litigation · 618 F. Supp. 735
Lake v. First Nationwide Bank · 900 F. Supp. 726
Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · 511 U.S. 375
Vasquez v. Superior Court · 484 P.2d 964
Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc. · 306 U.S. 583
Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance Society · 320 U.S. 238
Hoffman Electric, Inc. v. Emerson Electric Co. · 754 F. Supp. 1070
In Re the Prudential Insurance Co. of America Sales Practices Litigation · 911 F. Supp. 148
In Re ORFA Securities Litigation · 654 F. Supp. 1449
Austin v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections · 876 F. Supp. 1437
Davis v. Avco Corporation · 371 F. Supp. 782
Fisher Bros. v. Cambridge-Lee Industries, Inc. · 630 F. Supp. 482
DeCastro v. AWACS, Inc. · 935 F. Supp. 541
Lindsay v. Kvortek · 865 F. Supp. 264
DiMartino v. City of Hartford · 636 F. Supp. 1241
Garcia v. General Motors Corporation · 910 F. Supp. 160
Leone Industries v. Associated Packaging, Inc. · 795 F. Supp. 117
In Re Chambers Development Securities Litigation · 912 F. Supp. 822
Sandler Associates, L.P. v. Bellsouth Corp. · 818 F. Supp. 695
Ferguson v. Birrell · 190 F. Supp. 506
Deep v. Manufacturers Life Insurance · 944 F. Supp. 358

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In Re Rent-Way Securities Litigation · 305 F. Supp. 2d 491
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Lemon v. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. · 437 F. Supp. 2d 1089
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