ACOSTA ORELLANA v. CROPLIFE INTERN.

Civil Action No. 08-1790 (RBW).

711 F.Supp.2d 81 (2010)

Jorge Washington ACOSTA ORELLANA, et al., Plaintiff, v. CROPLIFE INTERNATIONAL, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 13, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Collingsworth , Eric J. Hager , Conrad & Scherer, LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Daniel Mark Krainin , Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., New York, NY, Kathryn Szmuszkovicz , Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., William Dean Coston , Martin L. Saad , Venable, LLP, Washington, DC, Sergio F. Oehninger , Hunton & Williams, LLP, McLean, VA, D. Alan Rudlin , George P. Sibley, III , William P. Childress , Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.

The plaintiffs bring this action alleging injuries arising from "exposure to the agrochemical Mancozeb," a fungicide used to treat bananas on plantations in Ecuador to prevent the "sigatoka negra" or "black banana" fungus, First Amended Complaint ("Am. Compl.") ¶¶ 1-2, against numerous defendants, including several corporate entities that...

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