CANALES MARTINEZ v. DOW CHEMICAL CO.

No. Civ.A. 95-3212.

219 F.Supp.2d 719 (2002)

Lucas Pastor CANALES MARTINEZ, et al., v. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

July 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Maslanka, Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, Stephen D. Susman, James T. McCartt, Michael Lee, Sofia Androgue-Gustafson, Johnny W. Carter, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Houston, TX, Gerald Edward Meunier, Stevan C. Dittman, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans, LA, Fred Misko, Jr., Edward Chin, John Volney, Fred Misko, Jr., PC, Dallas, TX, Charles S. Siegel, Attorney at Law, Dallas, TX, Scott Hendler, The Hendler Law Firm, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs.

Michael L. Brem, F. Walter Conrad, Baker Botts, LLP, Houston, TX, Charles Morris Steen, Stephanie G. McShane, Steen, McShane & Williamson, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Dow Chemical Co.

Sherman Gene Fendler, Don Keller Haycraft, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, D. Ferguson McNiel, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Houston, TX, for Occidental Chemical Corp.

Mary S. Johnson, Kiskow & Lewis, New Orleans, LA, Keith Eric Gisleson, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Thomas M. McNamara, Liskow & Lewis, Lafayette, LA, Mark A. Marino, Attorney at Law, Destrehan, LA, David Randolph Richardson, Schully, Roberts, Slattery, Jaubert & Marino, New Orleans, LA, R. Burton Ballanfant, Attorney at Law, Houston, TX, for Shell Oil Co.

Phillip A. Wittmann, Richard Edward Sarver, John P. Farnsworth, Stone, Pifman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Terence M. Murphy, James S. Teater, Michael L. Rice, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, TX, for Standard Fruit Co., Dole Food Co., Inc. and Dole Fresh Fruit Co.

Robert Emmett Kerrigan, Jr., Darrell K. Cherry, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, Samuel E. Stubbs, William D. Wood, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, for Chiquita Brands, Inc. and Chiquita Brands Intern., Inc.

Henry Bernis Alsobrook, Jr., Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, Robert T. Greig, Amy S. Schulman, Boaz S. Morag, Cleary, Gottlieb, et al., New York City, for Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A.

Steven W. Copely, Ernest Enrique Svenson, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLP, New Orleans, LA, Peter R. Paden, Bryan Cave, LLP, for Dead Sea Bromine Co. Ltd. and Bromine Compounds, Ltd.


ORDER AND REASONS

BARBIER, District Judge.

Before the Court are defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Forum Non Conveniens and Motion to Strike Testimony of Alejandro Garro. Plaintiffs oppose the motions. The Court held oral argument on the motions on April 19, 2002, after which it took the matter under advisement. Now, having considered the record, the memoranda and argument of counsel, and applicable law...

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