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Nov. 3, 2005
Nicaraguans Didn't Consent to Jurisdiction in Pesticide Case
Focus Column - By Saralyn M. Ang-Olson - When manufacturers of a toxic pesticide, dibromochloropropane - known as DBCP - attempted to declare themselves free of liability for alleged injuries to more than 1,000 Nicaraguans from exposure to DBCP in Nicaragua, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Dow Chemical Co. v. Calderon , 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 18304 (Aug. 25, 2005), affirmed the district court's decision that the Nicaraguan citizens did not consent to personal jurisdiction in the action.
Focus Column
By Saralyn M. Ang-Olson
When manufacturers of a toxic pesticide, dibromochloropropane - known as DBCP - attempted to declare themselves free of liability for alleged injuries ...
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