Legal Opinion
Taylor v. American Chemistry Council
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 3, 2009No. 07-2422PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
The surviving wife and sons of Claude Taylor (“Taylor”) brought suit against various companies in the polyvinyl chloride (“PVC”) industry and an industry trade association, alleging that their failure to warn, fraud, and civil conspiracy caused Taylor’s wrongful death. After discovery, defendants moved for summary judgment on all counts. The district court granted summary judgment, holding that Taylor’s employer, Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”), was a sophisticated user of defendants’ products and the defendants owed Taylor no duty to warn about the dangers of their…
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