JOSE RUFINO CANALES BLANCO, Plaintiff,
v.
AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION; AMVAC, INC.; THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY; OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION; DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.; DOLE FRESH FRUIT COMPANY; STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY; STANDARD FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Defendants.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Date Submitted: April 5, 2012.
Date Decided: August 8, 2012.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Donald E. Reid, Esquire , Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Michael L. Brem, Esquire , Schirrmeister, Diaz-Arrastia & Brem LLP, Houston, Texas, Attorneys for Defendant Dow Chemical Company.
Somers S. Price, Esquire , Potter, Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Andrea E. Neuman, Esquire , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Irvine, California, Attorneys for Defendants Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Fresh Fruit Company, Standard Fruit Company and Standard Fruit and Steamship Company.
In 1993 a number of plaintiffs filed a putative class action claim in a Texas state court alleging personal injuries suffered by workers in various foreign countries due to exposure to a pesticide. Within a short while, the case was removed to a federal court in Texas. Issues then arose concerning federal jurisdiction over one of the defendants, a foreign company, and forum non conveniens. The District Court conditionally dismissed the suit...
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