Legal Opinion

Jeffers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided October 31, 2001No. CIV.A. 3:99-0274PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CHAMBERS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint asserts several state common law claims against Dow Agrosciences LLC (Dow). Dow is the manufacturer of Dursban HF, a pesticide product used in retail pest control products, including some Spectracide products to which plaintiff alleges she was exposed. In Count III (“Liability of Product Manufacturers”), plaintiff claims negligence in the design, manufacture, packaging and distribution of pesticide products; failure to warn; failure to provide knowledge of safeguards; negligent packaging and handling,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs' Legal CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re StarLink Corn Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002
  2. McNair v. Johnson & JohnsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Oken v. Monsanto Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2002
  4. Kramer v. Aventis CropScience USA Holding, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002

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