Legal Opinion
Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1972No. 69-C-273, 70-C-1107PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
These two cases arise out of eighteen separate accidents scattered across the nation in which children were injured by blasting caps. Damages are sought from manufacturers and their trade association, the Institute of Makers of Explosives (I.M.E.). The basic allegation is that the practice of the explosives industry during the 1950’s — continuing until 1965 — of not placing any warning upon individual blasting caps and of failing to take other safety measures created an unreasonable risk of harm resulting in plaintiffs’ injuries.
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