Jenkins v. Amchem Products, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

Plaintiff Gary Jenkins instituted this products liability action against defendants Amchem Products, Inc., Union Carbide Agricultural Products Company, Rhone Poulenc Ag Company, Platte Chemical Company, and Farmland Industries, Inc., alleging that his long-term use of the herbicide chemical commonly known as 2,4-D caused or contributed to his development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The trial court ruled that if plaintiff proved defendants’ products cause cancer, plaintiff would have established a prima facie strict liability claim without…