Legal Opinion
Evenson v. Osmose Wood Preserving, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided September 18, 1990No. IP 87-388-CPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DILLIN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on a joint motion for summary judgment by Os-mose Wood Preserving, Inc. and American Wood Preserver’s Institute on the basis of federal preemption, and on American Wood Preservers Institute’s separate motion for summary judgment on additional grounds.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Gary Evenson worked at Indiana Wood Preserving in Morristown, Indiana as a wood treatment worker from 1980 to 1985. As part of his duties, Even-son treated lumber with a pesticide manufactured by Osmose Wood Preserving, Inc. (Osmose) which contained chromic acid, copper…
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