E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Aquamar, S.A.

On September 3, 2009, the Sun Sentinel published an article, submitted by the President of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, criticizing the trial court’s decision ordering a trial on damages only, following the striking of defendant E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company’s pleadings and the entry of a default against DuPont on the issues of causation and liability. 1 On December 14, 2009, pri- or to the trial on damages, Aquamar, S.A., Molinos del Ecuador S.A., and Desarrollo Industrial Bioacuatico S.A., the plaintiffs, filed a “Motion for Sanctions and Request for Court Order Enjoining…