BREWTON v. REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC.

No. 95-CA-00014-SCT.

707 So.2d 618 (1998)

Linda BREWTON, Burnell Giles, Leona Lynn Carroll, Rene Helveston, Beth Mitchell, Bonnie Jean McCraw, Howard Earl Polk, Jr., Rebecca Wells, Ricky Scarborough and Donald Wayne Williamson v. REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC. and Leslie Alexander.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helen E. Swartzfager, Laurel, for Appellants.

Donna M. Borrello, Michael G. Crow, Joseph P. Gordon, Jr., Adams & Reese, New Orleans, Richard F. Yarborough, Jr., Aultman Tyner McNeese Ruffin & Laird, Columbia, for Appellees.

En Banc.


MILLS, Justice, for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. This toxic tort action was brought in the circuit court of Marion County on July 2, 1993. Originally, one hundred and three plaintiffs sought damages from Reichhold Chemicals, Inc and Leslie Alexander, a former employee of Reichhold. The trial court selected fourteen plaintiffs to pursue their claims. Among these plaintiffs, two decided not to proceed to trial on the merits and two more...

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