PATRICKSON v. DOLE FOOD COMPANY

Nos. 99-16524, 99-16770.

251 F.3d 795 (2001)

Gerardo Dennis PATRICKSON; Rodolfo Bermudez Arias; Benigno Torres Hernandez; Fernando Jimenez Arias; Santos Leandros; Herman Romero Aguilar; Elias Espinoza Merelo Hooker Era Celestino; Alirio Manuel Mendez; Carlos Humberto Rivera, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.; Dole Fresh Fruit Company; Dole Fresh Fruit International, Limited; Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii; Amvac Chemical Corporation; Shell Oil Company; Dow Chemical Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation, individually and as successor to Occidental Chemical Company and Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc., Hooker Chemical and Plastics, Occidental Chemical Company of Texas and Best Fertilizer Company; Standard Fruit Co.; Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.; Standard Fruit Company De Costa Rica, S.A.; Standard Fruit Company De Honduras, S.A.; Chiquita Brands, Inc.; Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Individually; United Brands Company, Inc., suc Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Maritrop Trading Corporation; Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A.; Del Monte Fresh Produce Hawaii, Inc.; Del Monte Fresh Produce Company and Fresh Del Monte N.V., Defendants-Appellees, v. Dead Sea Bromine Co., Ltd.; Bromine Compounds Limited, Third-party-defendants-Appellees. Gerardo Dennis Patrickson; Rodolfo Bermudez Arias; Benigno Torres Hernandez; Fernando Jimenez Arias; Santos Leandros; Herman Romero Aguilar; Elias Espinoza Merelo Hooker Era Celestino; Alirio Manuel Mendez; Carlos Humberto Rivera, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dole Food Company, Inc.; Dole Fresh Fruit Company; Dole Fresh Fruit International, Limited; Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii; AMVAC Chemical Corporation; Shell Oil Company; Dow Chemical Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation, individually and as successor to Occidental Chemical Company and Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc., Hooker Chemical and Plastics, Occidental Chemical Company of Texas and Best Fertilizer Company; Standard Fruit Co.; Standard Fruit & Steamship Co.; Standard Fruit Company De Costa Rica, S.A.; Standard Fruit Company De Honduras, S.A.; Chiquita Brands, Inc.; Chiquita Brands International, Inc., individually; United Brands Company, Inc., suc Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Maritrop Trading Corporation; Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.A.; Del Monte Fresh Produce Hawaii, Inc.; Del Monte Fresh Produce Company and Fresh Del Monte N.V., Defendants-Appellees, and Dead Sea Bromine Co., Ltd.; Bromine Compounds Limited, Third-party-defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan S. Massey, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert H. Klonoff, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, and Boaz S. Morag, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY, argued the cause for the defendants-appellees.

Peter R. Paden, Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP, New York, NY, argued the cause for the thirdparty-defendants-appellees.

Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, SUSAN P. GRABER and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted August 9, 2000 — Pasadena, California.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

We consider whether the federal courts have jurisdiction over a class action brought by Latin American banana workers against multinational fruit and chemical companies alleged to have exposed the workers to a toxic pesticide.

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Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) is a powerful pesticide. Tough on pests, it's no friend to humans either. Absorbed by the skin...

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