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BURTON v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO., INC.

Nos. 20-1774, 20-1776, 20-1777, 20-1780, 20-1781, 20-1782, 20-1783, 20-1784 & 20-1785.

994 F.3d 791 (2021)

Glenn BURTON, Jr., Ravon Owens, and Cesar Sifuentes, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, INC., The Sherwin-Williams Company, and Armstrong Containers, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 15, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick C. Baker , Attorney, Motley & Rice, Mount Pleasant, SC, Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick , Attorney, Motley & Rice LLC, Providence, RI, Mark R. Miller , Attorney, Wexler Wallace LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Paul E. Benson , Attorney, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee, WI, Brian David Schmalzbach , Eric Samuel Fleming , Joy C. Fuhr , Attorneys, McGuirewoods LLP, Richmond, VA, for Defendant-Appellant E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc.

Robert P. Alpert , Eric Larson , Jeffrey K. Douglass , Attorneys, Morris, Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta, GA, Timothy A. Bascom , Attorney, Bascom, Budish & Ceman, S.C. Germantown, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Armstrong Containers Inc.

Leon F. DeJulius, Jr., Esq. , Attorney, Jones Day, New York, NY, Charles H. Moellenberg, Jr. , Anderson Bailey , Attorneys, Jones Day, Pittsburgh, PA, Jeffrey K. Spoerk , Attorney, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant Sherwin Williams Company.

Eric G. Lasker , Shannon N. Proctor , Attorneys, Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Coatings Association.

Cory L. Andrews , Attorney, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.

Philip S. Goldberg , Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, and Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc.

Alan J. Lazarus , Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, San Francisco, CA, David Brian Sudzus , Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Incorporated.

Before Wood, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.

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