DOW CHEMICAL CORP. v. BLANCO

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Reid, Esquire , of Morris, Nichols , Arsht & Tunnell LLP of Wilmington, Delaware, OF Counsel: Michael L. Brem (argued), Esquire , of Schirrmeister Diaz-Arrastia Brem LLP, of Houston, Texas for Appellant The Dow Chemical Company.

Somers S. Price, Jr., Esquire , and Daniel F. Wolcott, Jr., Esquire , of Potter Anderson & Carroon, LLP of Wilmington, Delaware, Of Counsel: Andrea E. Neumann, Esquire (argued), of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, of New York, New York for Appellants Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Fresh Fruit Company, Standard Fruit Company and Standard Fruit & Steamship Company.

Timothy Jay Houseal, Esquire , Jennifer M. Kinkus, Esquire , William E. Gamgort, Esquire , of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, of Wilmington, Delaware, Of Counsel: D. Ferguson McNeil, III, Esquire of Houston, Texas for Defendant Occidental Chemical Corporation.

Michael L. Sensor, Esquire , of Perry & Sensor of Wilmington, Delaware, Of Counsel: Jonathan Massey, Esquire (argued), of Massey & Gail of Washington, District of Columbia for Appellee Jose Rufino Canales Blanco.

David W. deBruin, Esquire , of Bifferato LLC of Wilmington, Delaware, William W. Erhart, Esquire , of William W. Erhart, P.A. of Wilmington, Delaware, Christopher J. Curtain, Esquire of MacElree Harvey , Ltd., of Centerville, Delaware for amicus curiae Delaware Trial Lawyers Association.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.