Legal Opinion
Allen Peteet, Ann I. Greenhill, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs of the Estate of James Edward Greenhill, Deceased v. Dow Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1989No. 87-6314PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Dow Chemical Co. (“Dow”) appeals a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs finding Dow liable in the death of James Greenhill. We affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
In 1976 and 1977, James Greenhill was seasonally employed by the United States Forest Service in Oregon. Although primarily a fire fighter, he occasionally participated in a weed control project called “hack and squirt.” This project required Greenhill to apply herbicides manufactured by Dow, exposing him to 2,4-dichlarophe-noxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Greenhill’s exposure to 2,4-D ceased in 1978 when he was…
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