Branham v. Rohm & Haas Co.

TERESHKO, J.,

Appellant, non-party Dow Chemical Company, appeals this court’s findings and order dated April 26, 2010, denying its motion to quash the subpoena of plaintiff Joanne Branham, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Franklin Branham to compel the appearance of a Dow corporate designee for the purpose of securing trial testimony on the issue of how certain epidemiological studies were conducted.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This is one of 30 individual actions involving claims that chemical contamination from a chemicals manufacturing facility in Northern Illinois caused brain…