UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

No. 13-1089

KIMBERLEE WILLIAMS, individually, as personal representative of the Estate of 

Charles L. Williams, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of others 

similarly situated; NANCY PEASE, individually, as personal representative of the Estate 

of William Clark, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of others 

similarly situated; MARILYN HOLLEY, as personal representative of the Estate of 

Kathryn Darnell, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of others 

similarly situated; and; DONNA WARE, individually, as personal representative of the 

Estate of Jennifer Graham, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as representative of 

others similarly situated; DONNETTE WENGERD, individually, as personal 

representative of the Estate of Jennifer Graham, deceased on behalf of said estate, and as 

representative of others similarly situated; ROSANNE CHERNICK,

 Appellants

v.

BASF CATALYSTS LLC; CAHILL GORDON AND REINDEL LLP; CAHILL 

GORDON AND REINDEL, A Partnership including a Professional Corporation; 

THOMAS D. HALKET; ARTHUR A. DORNBUSCH, II; GLENN HEMSTOCK; 

HOWARD G. SLOANE, a/k/a Peter Sloane; IRA J. DEMBROW; SCOTT A. MARTIN; 

JOHN DOE BUSINESS ENTITIES 1 TO 100, are fictitious coporations, partnerships, or 

other business entities or organizations that BASF Catalysts LLC is responsible or liable 

for and whose identities are not presently known, which entities may have mined, milled, 

manufactured, sold, supplied; JOHN DOE BUSINESS ENTITIES 101 TO 200, are the 

fictitious firms, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies/associations or 

other business entities or organizations whose indentities are not presently known, and 

who may have perpetrated, or are responsible for, are the alter egos; JOHN DOE 

LAWYERS 1 TO 500, are the fictitious names of lawyers and law firms, legal 

professional corporations, legal professional partnerships, or other professional business 

business entities or organizations, or their agents, employees, or servants, acting within 

the course and; JOHN DOE 1 TO 500, are the fictitious names of individuals whose 

identities are not presently known, who may have perpetrated, aided and abetted, 

conspired with, acted in concert with and/or are secondarily responsible or liable under 

law for the conduct or activities of

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On Appeal from the United States District Court

for the District of New Jersey

(D.N.J. No. 2-11-cv-01754)

District Judge: Honorable Stanley R. Chesler

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Argued: March 13, 2014

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, and AMBRO and FUENTES, Circuit Judges

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JUDGMENT 

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This cause came to be heard on the record from the United States District Court for 

the District of New Jersey and was argued on March 13, 2014. On consideration whereof, 

it is now hereby

ORDERED and ADJUDGED by this Court that the Order of the District Court dated 

December 12, 2012 be and the same are hereby AFFIRMED in part REVERSED in part 

and REMANDED to the District Court for further proceedings. All of the above in 

accordance with the opinion of this Court.

ATTEST:

s/Marcia M. Waldron

Clerk

Dated: September 3, 2014

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