Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. Allied Chemical Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 15, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-0035-RPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring the instant action against Allied Chemical Corporation (“Allied”) for Allied’s alleged pollution of the James River and Chesapeake Bay with the chemical agent commonly known as Kepone.
Plaintiffs allege that jurisdiction vests with the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (federal question), § 1332 (diversity of citizenship), and § 1333 (arising in admiralty).
Plaintiffs allegedly engage in a variety of different businesses and professions related to the harvesting and sale of marine life from the Chesapeake Bay (“Bay”). 1 All claim to have…
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