DOW CHEMICAL CO. v. EXXON CORP.

C.A. No. 96-584-SLR.

30 F.Supp.2d 673 (1998)

The DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. EXXON CORP. and Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

December 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Herrmann, of Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley L.L.P., Wilmington, DE, for plaintiff. Of counsel: Robert G. Krupka, P.C., Donald G. Kempf, Jr., P.C., Chaim T. Kiffel, Jeffrey D. Mills, Wendy L. Bloom, and Michael J. Munn, of Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL. Charles J. Kalil, of The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan. L. Wayne White, of The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX.

William J. Wade, and Frederick L. Cottrell, III, of Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE, for defendants. Of counsel: Richard C. Levin, P.C., Scott R. Jacobs, Lisa S. Gallerano, Richard J. Smith, and John L. Hendricks, of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Dallas, TX.


OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On December 2, 1996, plaintiff The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") filed this action against defendants Exxon Corp. and Exxon Chemical Patents, Inc. ("ECPI") (collectively "Exxon"), alleging violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq., and state law. (D.I.2) Specifically, Dow alleges that Exxon, through a pattern...

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