Legal Opinion
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North America
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 3, 1990No. 90 Civ. 0379 (GLG)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
Chlordane is a member of a class of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides known generally as “cyclodienes” which were introduced into the marketplace for general use sometime in the late 1940s. Popular as a termiticide, the chemical would be injected, in a diluted form, into the subterrain surrounding residential and commercial structures, where after it dried, it would remain in the soil for years after. Chlordane is not biodegradable. Sometime between 1976 and 1986, chlordane was determined to be carcinogenic. Accordingly, it was listed as a hazardous substance…
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