Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Dow Chemical Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 9, 1988No. 88 C 584PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ROVNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Elyse M. Roberts (“Roberts”) contends that the inside of her house was treated 1 with DURSBAN L.O. 2 on August 29, 1984, to eradicate fleas. According to Roberts, she was not present at the time of the treatment, 3 although she was exposed to DURSBAN L.O. when she returned home. Roberts claims, that as a result of this treatment she has sustained personal injuries including “resulting chemical hy-persentivities.”
The Second Amended Complaint contains two counts against Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), the manufacturer of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCCSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Papas v. Upjohn Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association, Inc. v. Clifford L. Allenby John K. Van De Kamp, Esq.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Fisher v. Chevron Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
- MacRie v. SDS Biotech Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1993
- Warner v. American Fluoride Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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