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BREWER v. MONSANTO CORP.

No. 1-85-0071.

644 F.Supp. 1267 (1986)

Joyce BREWER, et al. v. MONSANTO CORPORATION, et al.

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Columbia Division.

August 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee England, William E. Boston, Boston Bates & Holt, P.C., Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Gerald J. Williams, Slap Williams & Cuker, Albert J. Slap, Mark R. Cuker, Ronald F. Brien, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Richard Lodge, Bass, Berry & Sims, Frank C. Gorrell, Delta Anne Davis, Nashville, Tenn., for Monsanto Corp.

John L. Chambers, Chambers Wyckoff & Beckner, Nashville, Tenn., Frank C. Jones, James D. Miller, Charles H. Tisdale, Jr., M. Robert Thornton, J. Kevin Buster, Richard A. Schneider, James N. Gorsline, King & Spaulding, Atlanta, Ga., for Dart & Kraft (a/k/a Duracell).

M. Clark Spoden, Dearborn & Ewing, Nashville, Tenn., for Mallory Capacitor Co., and Emhart Corp.

Leonard Rivkin, Stanley Pierce, Joseph Ortega, Rivkin Radler Dunne & Bayh, Garden City, N.Y., for Emhart Corp.

MEMORANDUM

WISEMAN, Chief Judge.

This case is now before the Court on motions to dismiss filed by two of the three defendants. The plaintiffs' central contention is that defendant Monsanto manufactured and defendants Duracell and Emhart used polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and associated toxic chemicals1 in a way that caused injury to the plaintiffs. Defendant Monsanto, manufacturer of the PCBs has not filed a motion to dismiss...

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