Price v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.

for the Majority:

Patricia Price appeals from a Superior Court order denying her Motion to Amend her household asbestos exposure complaint as futile. Because the allegations in Price’s amended complaint amount to a claim against DuPont for nonfeasance, and the complaint does not allege any “special relationship” between Price and DuPont, her proposed amendments, if allowed, would be futile. Therefore, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Bobby Price worked as a maintenance technician for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. at its Chestnut Run facility from 1957 until 1991. During his employment,…