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MacDONALD v. MONSANTO CO.

Civ. A. No. 1:91CV162.

813 F.Supp. 1258 (1993)

Charles MacDONALD, et al. v. MONSANTO CO., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

February 25, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Mehaffy, Jr., Beaumont, TX, for Charles MacDonald and Winona MacDonald.

Thomas J. Solari, Woodley, Williams, Fenet, Palmer, Boudreau & Norman, Lake Charles, LA, for State of LA.

James Mayer Harris, Jr., Holmes & Harris, Beaumont, TX, James H. Brown, Jr., George A. Frilot, Joanne Cain Marier, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, LA, Paul A. Rajkowski, Richard W. Sobalvarro, Donohue Rajkowski Ltd., St. Cloud, MN, for Monsanto Co.

Terry Lynn Jacobson, Dawson & Sodd, Corsicana, TX, Daniel V. Flatten, Otto J. Weber, Jr., Mehaffy & Weber, Beaumont, TX, for Dow Chemical Co.

Otto J. Weber, Jr., Mehaffy & Weber, Beaumont, TX, for ICI Americas, Inc., E.I. DuPont, Bell Chemical Co., Chevron Chemical Co., Ortho Products & Dow Chemical.

D. Dudley Oldham, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, for Nalco Chemical Co.

James Dale Dowell, Rienstra, Dowell & Flatten, Beaumont, TX, for American Optical Corp.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.

This is a personal injury action involving a toxic tort claim. The Court is exercising diversity jurisdiction. Defendant has moved for summary judgment on the grounds that FIFRA preempts plaintiff's failure to warn claim.

Plaintiff was exposed while on his job to pesticides containing the phenoxy herbicide 2,4-D, produced by defendants. This herbicide was packaged in containers bearing labels approved...

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