Legal Opinion
O'Dell v. Hercules Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1990No. Nos. 88-1958, 88-2123PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, the Bridges1 and the O’Dells,2 appeal the district court’s3 order4 denying a new trial, after the liability phase of a jury trial in consolidated and bifurcated Arkansas personal injury and property damage actions alleging exposure to dioxin, a by-product of Agent Orange manufacturing. 687 F.Supp. 450. The jury, in returning a verdict in favor of Hercules, Incorporated (Hercules),5 found that Hercules had not created a risk of harm to the health of any of the plaintiffs and had not been negligent. The district court’s final order denied appellants’ motions…
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- In Re Bendectin Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. R.W. Meyer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Steven O'dell, Jana O'dell, Tim O'dell, Paul O'dell, Ruby Bridges v. Hercules Incorporated, Steven O'dell, Jana O'dell, Tim O'dell, Paul O'dell, Ruby Bridges v. Hercules IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990