E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Lambert

QUINCE, Judge.

E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company (DuPont) appeals an order setting aside a confidentiality order. Because the trial court did not afford DuPont procedural due process, we reverse.

Billy Lambert and others (the appellees) brought suit against DuPont and others alleging that ornamental plants grown for commercial sale were harmed by Benlate® 50 DF (Benlate). The suit against DuPont was based upon negligence and strict liability.

The appellees’ claims were confined strictly to loss of profits to their commercial enterprise. During the course of pretrial discovery, the parties…