STATE EX REL. E.I. DUPONT v. HILL

Nos. 31428, 31429.

591 S.E.2d 318 (2003)

214 W.Va. 760

STATE of West Virginia ex rel. E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Petitioner, v. The Honorable George W. HILL, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court of Wood County, West Virginia; and Jack W. Leach, William Parrish, Joseph K. Kiger, Darlene G. Kiger, Judy See, Rick See, Jack L. Cottrell, Carrie K. Allman, Sandy Cowan, and Aaron B. McConnell, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided December 5, 2003.

Dissenting opinion of Justice McGraw December 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas V. Flaherty, Esq., Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC, Charles L. Woody, Esq., Dennise R. Smith-Kastick, Esq., Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Charleston, Diana Everett, Esq., Daniel A. Ruley, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Parkersburg, Charles G. Cole, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Larry A. Winter, Esq., Winter Johnson & Hill PLLC, R. Edison Hill, Esq., Harry G. Deitzler, Esq., Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC, Charleston, Gerald J. Rapien, Esq., Robert A. Bilott, Esq., Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Cincinnati, OH, for Respondents.


MAYNARD, Justice.

The petitioner, E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company ("duPont"), invokes this Court's original jurisdiction seeking a writ of prohibition in case number 31428 to enjoin Judge George W. Hill from enforcing the court's order which was entered on May 1, 2003. The order granted injunctive relief to the plaintiffs by requiring duPont to provide C-8 blood testing for all members of the class. In case number 31429...

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