Collins v. Dupont De Nemours & Company

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that, under New Jersey law, “[a] relationship is usually considered 'close enough' [for res judicata purposes] only when the party is a virtual representative of the non-party, or when the non-party actually controls the litigation.”
• stating that, under New Jersey law, ‘[a] relationship is usually considered “close enough” [for res judicata purposes] only when the party is a virtual representative of the non-party, or when the non-party actually controls the litigation.’
• stating that, under New Jersey law, “[a] relationship is usually considered ‘close enough’ [for res judicata purposes] only when the party is a virtual representative of the non-party, or when the non-party actually controls the litigation”
• allowing one plaintiff to proceed while precluding the other forty-eight plaintiffs
• “The fact that the plaintiff’s attorney took part in a prior, similar action is irrelevant unless there is evidence that the plaintiff was, through his or her attorney, actually participating in the prior suit.”
• “The fact that the plaintiff’s attorney took part in a prior, similar action is irrelevant unless there is evidence that the plaintiff was, through his or her attorney, actually participating in the prior suit.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).