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.
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Argued and Submitted August 9, 2000.
Filed May 30, 2001.