LANG, LARRY P. v. CRANE CO. ( 2014 )

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 480 CA 13-01415 PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, SCONIERS, AND VALENTINO, JJ. IN RE: EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ASBESTOS LITIGATION. ----------------------------------------- LARRY P. LANG AND BARBARA LANG, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V ORDER CRANE CO., ROPER PUMP COMPANY, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. K&L GATES LLP, NEW YORK CITY (ANGELA DIGIGLIO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT CRANE CO. MALABY & BRADLEY, LLC, NEW YORK CITY (DAVID P. SCHAFFER OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT ROPER PUMP COMPANY. WEITZ & LUXENBERG, PC, NEW YORK CITY (PIERRE RATZKI OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS. Appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John P. Lane, J.H.O.), entered September 28, 2012. The order, among other things, denied the motions of defendants Roper Pump Company and Crane Co. to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint against them. It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court. Entered: May 2, 2014 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court