SLIGHT BY AND THROUGH SLIGHT v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.

Civil Action Nos. 2:97-0088, 2:97-0089, 2:97-0090, 2:97-0091.

979 F.Supp. 433 (1997)

Laura SLIGHT, a minor By and Through her parents, next friends and natural guardians, Peter A. SLIGHT and Sheila Slight, Peter A. Slight and Sheila Slight v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., a foreign corporation, dba DuPont; Fred Winterkamp, Norm Merkosky, Total Distribution, Inc., a foreign corporation, and Max Blair, jointly and severally. Natasha Victoria HEARN, a minor By and Through her parents, next friends and natural guardians, Kim Rodney HEARN and Susan Elizabeth Rose Hearn, and Kim Rodney Hearn and Susan Elizabeth Rose Hearn v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., a foreign corporation, dba DuPont; Fred Winterkamp, Norm Merkosky, Total Distribution, Inc., a foreign corporation, and Max Blair, jointly and severally. Andrew BOURNE, a minor By and Through his parents, next friends and natural guardians, Chris BOURNE and Maggie Bourne; and Chris Bourne and Maggie Bourne, Individually v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., a foreign corporation, dba DuPont; Fred Winterkamp, Norm Merkosky, Total Distribution, Inc., a foreign corporation and Max Blair, jointly and severally. Christopher HENKE, a minor By and Through his parents, next friends and natural Guardians, Phillip HENKE and Lynda Henke, and Phillip Henke and Lynda Henke, Individually v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., a foreign corporation dba DuPont; Fred Winterkamp, Norm Merkosky, Total Distribution, Inc., a foreign corporation, and Max Blair, jointly and severally.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Charleston Division.

September 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McKowen, Marion E. Ray, Law Offices of James F. Humphreys, Charleston, WV, James L. Ferraro, Ferraro & Associates, Miami, FL, for Andrew Bourne, Laura Slight.

James L. Ferraro, Anna Rivero, Ferraro & Associates, P.A., Miami, FL, Marion E. Ray, Law Offices of James F. Humphreys, Charleston, WV, for Natasha Victoria Hearn, Christopher Henke.

David B. Thomas, Paula Durst Gillis, Spilman, Thomas & Battle, Charleston, WV, for E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co., Fred Winterkamp, Norm Merkosky, Total Distribution, Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, Chief Judge.

Pending are (1) Plaintiffs' motions to remand; (2) Defendants Fred Winterkamp, Norman Merkosky, Total Distribution, Inc., and Max Blair's motions to dismiss them as parties to the action; (3) Defendant DuPont's motions to dismiss based on forum non conveniens; (4) Plaintiffs' motions to rule on the motions to remand before ruling on DuPont's motions to dismiss based on forum non conveniens...

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