Legal Opinion
Fuku-Bonsai, Inc. v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1999No. 98-15429PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FLETCHER; Dissent by Judge BOOCHEVER.
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Fuku-Bonsai, Inc. and its president, David Fukumoto, (collectively, “Fuku-Bonsai”) appeal from the district court’s order dismissing its complaint because it was barred by release language in a settlement agreement between the parties. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291,1 and we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
Fuku-Bonsai is a Hawaii corporation that raises ornamental plants for commercial sale. Like many other commercial growers and nurseries, Fuku-Bonsai used a DuPont fungicide called Benlate.…
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