Collier v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “issues of reduction and contribution based on settlements entered into by plaintiffs are governed by the Act and that only releases given to joint tortfeasors will give rise to rights of reduction and contribution”
• noting that where an agreement provides that the “releasee is to be regarded as a joint tortfeasor, even though he may disclaim liability ... the releasee’s status as a joint tortfeasor is contractually determined”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Garrett
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1996-08-28· cited 78×
• Jacobs v. Flynn
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2000-02-25· cited 50×
• Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Saville
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2011-03-23· cited 49×
• Porter Hayden Co. v. Bullinger
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1998-05-15· cited 47×
• Fidelholtz v. Peller
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1998-03-11· cited 47×
• Reed v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1999-04-21· cited 41×
• National City Bank v. Lapides (In Re Transcolor Corp.)
  D. Maryland· 2003-06-13· cited 31×
• Rivera v. Prince George's County Health Department
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1994-12-02· cited 30×
• Anchor Packing Co. v. Grimshaw
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1997-04-03· cited 29×
• Metro Bulletins Corp. v. Soboleski
  Connecticut Appellate Court· 1993-03-02· cited 26×
• Green v. North Arundel Hospital Ass'n
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1999-05-26· cited 23×
• ACandS, Inc. v. Abate
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1998-01-07· cited 23×
• Hollingsworth & Vose Co. v. Connor
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2000-12-28· cited 22×
• Medical Center of Delaware, Inc. v. Mullins
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1994-01-12· cited 20×
• Logan v. Providence Hospital, Inc.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2001-08-02· cited 19×
• Villarini-Garcia v. Hospital Del Maestro
  First Circuit· 1997-04-24· cited 16×
• Mercy Medical Center v. Julian
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2012-11-27· cited 14×
• Garlock, Inc. v. Gallagher
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2003-01-17· cited 12×
• In Re Joint E. & S. Dist. Asbestos Litigation
  S.D. New York· 1995-01-19· cited 11×
• ACandS v. Abate
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1998-01-07· cited 11×

Cites

22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• A.H. Robins Co. v. Piccinin
  Fourth Circuit· 1986-04-10· cited 666×
• Lynch v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-07-01· cited 195×
• Prout v. State
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1988-01-07· cited 105×
• Beahm v. Shortall
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1977-02-07· cited 103×
• GAF Corp. v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In Re Johns-Manville Corp.)
  S.D. New York· 1983-01-10· cited 101×
• Williford v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
  Fourth Circuit· 1983-08-12· cited 95×
• Credit Alliance Corporation v. Gary L. Williams, and Penn Hook Coal Company, Inc. Malcolm C. Williams, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 1988-07-05· cited 90×
• Curley v. General Valet Service, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1973-11-09· cited 59×
• Royal Truck & Trailer, Inc. v. Armadora Maritima Salvadorena, S.A.
  N.D. Illinois· 1981-03-31· cited 52×
• Montgomery County v. Valk Manufacturing Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1989-09-06· cited 48×
• Vasquez v. Courtney
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1975-07-03· cited 42×
• Martinez v. Lopez
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1984-06-11· cited 35×
• Stein v. Overlook Joint Venture
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1967-03-17· cited 32×
• Berkley v. Wilson
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1898-02-10· cited 26×
• Jones v. Hurst
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1983-05-06· cited 24×
• Allgood v. Mueller
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-08-27· cited 19×
• General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Yates Motor Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-07-09· cited 18×
• Greenberg v. Fincher & Son Real Estate, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1988-06-30· cited 14×
• Wright v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1989-11-06· cited 13×
• The People v. Rave
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1936-06-17· cited 11×