Legal Opinion
Junk Ex Rel. T.J. v. Terminix International Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 9, 2010No. 08-3811PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Rene Junk brought this action in state court on behalf of her son, Tyler (T.J.) Junk, against Terminix International Company (Terminix), Dow Chemical Company and Dow AgroSciences LLC (collectively Dow), and Terminix employee Jim Breneman. Junk alleged that T.J.’s multiple medical conditions were caused by exposure to Dursban, an insecticide manufactured by Dow, distributed by Terminix, and applied to the Junk household by Breneman and other Terminix employees. After Dow removed the case to federal district court, Junk moved to remand for lack of diversity since Junk and…
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