Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 30, 2008No. Civil Action No. 6:06-cv-00530PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOSEPH R. GOODWIN, Chief Judge.
Pending before the court is the plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification [Docket 188]. The plaintiffs seek certification of a class of people allegedly harmed by C-8 contamination of their drinking water supply. The plaintiffs have presented compelling evidence that exposure to C-8 may be harmful to human health, and the evidence certainly justifies the concerns expressed by the plaintiffs in this case. What the plaintiffs misunderstand, however, is what they must show in order for me to certify the class. I cannot certify a class…
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010
- Rhodes v. EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009
- Abarca v. Franklin County Water DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2011
- Perrine v. EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
- Harris v. RaineyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2014
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