Legal Opinion
Black v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided December 19, 1996No. Civil Action No. 2:96-0163PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending is Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. The Court conditionally GRANTS the motion.1
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Defendant is a New York corporation doing business in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Plaintiffs are putative class representatives of persons seeking redress for events that occurred on February 15, 1996. A fire broke out at Rhone-Poulenc’s Institute, West Virginia plant on that date (hereinafter the “Fire”). During the Fire, a cloud of toxic substances containing toluene and MIC was released into the atmosphere.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- School District of Lancaster v. Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Simmons v. PoeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In Re West Virginia Rezulin LitigationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
- State ex rel. McCaffery v. HutchisonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2003
- Chisolm v. TranSouth Financial Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2000
- Perrine v. EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
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