BOND v. SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC

No. 1:20-cv-08487-NLH-AMD, No. 1:20-cv-11393-NLH-AMD, No. 1:21-cv-00217-NLH-AMD, No. 1:21-cv-00452-NLH-AMD, No. 1:21-cv-11203-NLH-AMD.

583 F.Supp.3d 643 (2022)

Kimberly BOND and Richard Bond, Individually, and as Parents and Natural Guardians of Christina Bond, Plaintiffs, v. SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS, USA, LLC, et al., Defendants. Theresa Slusser and William Slusser, Individually, and as Parents and Natural Guardian of Alexander Slusser, Plaintiffs, v. Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, et al., Defendants. Tammy O'Leary and Corby Deese, Plaintiffs, v. Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, et al., Defendants. Carly Corrar and Shirley Bond, Plaintiffs, v. Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, et al., Defendants. Shirley Bond, Plaintiff, v. Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

Filed February 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEVE PHILLIPS , PHILLIPD & PAOLICELLI, LLP, 747 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10017, VICTORIA ELIZABETH PHILLIPS , LEVY PHILLIPS KONINGSBERG LLP, 800 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022, ROBERT E. LYTLE , ARNOLD CARL LAKIND , SZAFERMAN, LAKIND, BLUMSTEIN & BLADER, PC, QUAKERBRIDGE EXECUTIVE CENTER, 101 GROVERS MILL ROAD-SUITE 200, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648, On behalf of Plaintiffs.

THEODORE V. WELLS, JR. , PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON, LLP, 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10019-6064, On behalf of Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC.

MICHELLE GITLEN , IRENE HSIEH , MARJAN MOUSSAVIAN , JOHN DAVID NORTH , GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS LLP, 99 WOOD AVE. SOUTH, ISELIN, NJ 08830, On behalf of Arkema, Inc.

SALVATORE PIETRO D'ALIA , LANNY STEVEN KURZWEIL , RYAN A. RICHMAN , NATALIE SABRINA WATSON , MCCARTER & ENGLISH, 100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07102, On Behalf of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, and The Chemours Company FC, LLC.

DONALD J. CAMERSON, II , JAMES WYLIE CROWDER, IV , BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS, ESQS., 325 COLUMBIA TURNPIKE, PO BOX 1980, FLORHAM PARK, NJ 07932, On Behalf of The 3M Company.


OPINION

Before the Court are Defendants' motions to dismiss the complaints in the above captioned related cases. For the reasons expressed below, the motions will be denied except for with respect to the standalone counts for punitive damages.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs

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