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ALFORD v. CATALYTICA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

No. COA01-959.

564 S.E.2d 267 (2002)

Barry E. ALFORD, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CATALYTICA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and Eastern Omni Constructors, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura S. Jenkins and Wilson & Rutledge by Perry J. Pelaez, Raleigh, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. by Mark A. Ash and J. Mitchell Armbruster, and Christopher A. Page, Young Moore and Henderson, P.A., Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.

TYSON, Judge.

I. Facts

Plaintiffs were employees of Catalytica Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("defendant"). Defendant contracted with Eastern Omni Constructors ("Eastern Omni") to construct and install a new bulk bromine storage/handling system and components for bromine transfer.

On 15 August 1999, there was a rupture of a component part to the storage tank which caused the release of liquid bromine and bromine gas. Human exposure to bromine can...

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