STATE EX REL. JENNINGS v. MONSANTO CO.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph K. Durstein III, Esquire (argued), Christian Douglas Wright, Esquire , DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Wilmington, Delaware; Alison S. Gaffney, Esquire , Daniel Mensher, Esquire , KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P., Seattle, Washington; Keil Mueller, Esquire , Steven C. Berman, Esquire , STOLL STOLL BERNE LOKTING & SHLACHTER P.C., Portland, Oregon, for Plaintiff Below, Appellant State of Delaware.

Christian J. Singewald, Esquire , Timothy S. Martin, Esquire , Daryll Hawthorne-Searight, Esquire , WHITE AND WILLIAMS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Kim Kocher, Esquire (argued), Thomas M. Goutman, Esquire , David S. Haase, Esquire , SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Defendants Below, Appellees Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and Pharmacia LLC.

Kenneth T. Kristl, Esquire , WIDENER UNIVERSITY DELAWARE LAW SCHOOL, Wilmington, Delaware as Amici Curiae Legal Scholars, in support of Appellant.

Richard L. Renck, Esquire , Mackenzie Wrobel, Esquire , Michael Gonen, Esquire , DUANE MORRIS LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Robert M. Palumbos, Esquire , DUANE MORRIS LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Jonathan Urick, Esquire , U.S. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, Washington, D.C., as Amici Curiae the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the American Tort Reform Association, and the American Coatings Association in support of Appellees.

Anne M. Steadman, Esquire , REED SMITH LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; James C. Martin, Esquire , REED SMITH LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as Amicus Curiae The Product Liability Advisory Council in support of Appellee.

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, VAUGHN and TRAYNOR, Justices; MCCORMICK, Chancellor, constituting the Court en Banc.