Legal Opinion
In Re Allied Chemical Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 27, 2009No. 13-08-00206-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GARZA.
In September 1999, hundreds of plaintiffs sued more than thirty defendants, seeking damages for a vast array of injuries allegedly caused by a “toxic soup” of pesticides released into the community from facilities in Mission, Texas, operated by Hayes-Sammons Chemical Co. (“Hayes-Sammons”) between 1950 and 1967. Nine years after the suit was initiated, the claims of one plaintiff, Guadalupe Garza, have been severed and set for trial.
In a petition for writ of mandamus filed on April 16, 2008, 1 the defendants, 2 comprised mostly of manufacturers and suppliers of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
- Beaumont Bank, N.A. v. BullerTexas Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by9 opinions
- In Re Helena Chemical Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2009
- Byers v. Lincoln Electric Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2009
- Ester Salinas v. Pat Townsend and Norberto Salinas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
- Ester Salinas v. Pat Townsend and Norberto Salinas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
- in Re James C. Fuller, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010
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