Summary
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered a correction to its September 6, 2013 opinion and judgment in the asbestos products liability multidistrict litigation. The correction changed a civil action number from 09-cv-66582 to 09-cv-66581 and did not change the original filing date.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the September 6, 2013 opinion and judgment should be amended to correct the listed civil action number.
Key quotations
“This amendment does not change the date of filing (September 6, 2013).”
Factual background
The order concerns a clerical correction to the civil action numbers identified in the Third Circuit's prior opinion and judgment. It does not address the underlying asbestos-liability facts or merits.
Procedural history
The appeal arose from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in multidistrict asbestos litigation. The Third Circuit's September 6, 2013 opinion and judgment was amended on October 21, 2013 to correct the listed civil action number from 09-cv-66582 to 09-cv-66581; the amendment did not change the filing date of the original opinion and judgment.