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DIPETRILLO v. DOW CHEMICAL CO.

No. 97-388-Appeal.

729 A.2d 677 (1999)

Terry DiPETRILLO et al. v. The DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 26, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren E. Jones, Philip M. Weinstein, Providence, Antonio Pyle, Pittsburgh, PA, for Plaintiff.

John Tarantino, Patricia Rocha, Providence, Graeme L. Bell, III, Hugh T. Young, Patrick W. Lee, for Defendant.

Present WEISBERGER, C.J., and LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPENION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

The defendant, Dow Chemical Company (Dow or defendant), has appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Terry DiPetrillo (Terry) and Donna DiPetrillo (Donna), following a jury award of $1 million to Terry as compensation for his injuries and $200,000 to Donna as compensation for her derivative loss of consortium. The jury found that Terry's injuries were proximately caused by an herbicide manufactured and sold by Dow. Following...

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