REID v. DOE RUN RESOURCES CORP.

Nos. 12-1065, 12-1067, 12-1079, 12-1080, 12-1081, 12-1084, 12-1086, 12-1087, 12-1088, 12-1092, 12-1095.

701 F.3d 840 (2012)

Sr. Kate REID, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION, a New York Corporation; D.R. Acquisition Corp., a Missouri Corporation; Marvin K. Kaiser; Albert Bruce Neil; Jeffrey L. Zelms; Theodore P. Fox, III; Daniel L. Vornberg; The Renco Group, Inc.; Renco Holdings, Inc., a New York Corporation; Ira L. Rennert, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Bennett , argued, Edward L. Dowd, Jr. , Terrence J. O'Toole , James E. Crowe, III , Theodore J. Williams, Jr. , Andrew Rothschild , Richard A. Ahrens , Thomas P. Berra, Jr. , Michael J. Hidkey , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellants.

Michael A. Wolff , argued, Jerome Joseph Schlichter , Kristine K. Kraft , Roger Clark Denton , Elizabeth M. Wilkins , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellees.

Before MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges, and BAKER, District Judge.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Doe Run Resources and its affiliates operated a smelting facility in Peru. The facility's pollution allegedly injured the plaintiffs. A Doe Run associate, Renco, is currently arbitrating related claims with Peru. The defendants sought both a mandatory and discretionary stay of this case pending the outcome of the arbitration. The district court2 denied the motions. The defendants appealed. This court affirms.

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