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RUFFING v. UNION CARBIDE CORP

193 Misc.2d 350 (2002)

746 N.Y.S.2d 798

ZACHARY D. RUFFING, an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, FAYE CALTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION et al., Defendants. ZACHARY D. RUFFING, an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, FAYE CALTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HOECHST CELANESE, Also Known as AMERICAN HOECHST, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Westchester County.

August 12, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York City, for defendants.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHN P. DiBLASI, J.

On Christmas Eve 1974 plaintiff Alyssa Pfleging was born. Tragically, she entered this world with congenital limb deformities, that is, without limbs below her elbows and knees. Years later, believing that her birth defects were caused by his exposure to the chemicals used at his place of work, her father, plaintiff William Pfleging, and she joined with other current and former employees of defendant International...

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