U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.

Decided September 18, 1970. Inzer Bass Wyatt wrote the opinion for the court.

314 F. Supp. 710 · Cited 158 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.

Marcus v. Otis · 168 F.2d 649
Piccard v. Sperry Corporation · 36 F. Supp. 1006
Laitram Corporation v. Deepsouth Packing Company · 279 F. Supp. 883
Marcus v. Otis · 169 F.2d 148
Piccard v. Sperry Corporation · 48 F. Supp. 465
Lippa's, Inc. v. Lenox, Incorporated · 305 F. Supp. 182
United States v. Chas. Pfizer & Co. · 245 F. Supp. 801
State of Minnesota v. United States Steel Corporation · 299 F. Supp. 596

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