Legal Opinion
Pitts v. Dow Chemical Co.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided July 29, 1994No. Civ. A. 92-T-841-NPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
In this lawsuit, plaintiff Annie Mae Pitts— representing the estate of her deceased son, Willie Pitts — charges that the defendants are liable in tort for her son’s death. Her son died while applying “Dursban TC,” a pesticide manufactured, distributed, and sold by defendants. Defendants are Dow Chemical Company, Eli Lilly & Company, Van Waters & Rogers, Inc., DowElanco, Terra International, Inc., and Riverside Chemical Company, Inc. This lawsuit is now before the court on the following motions: plaintiffs motion to amend her complaint;…
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