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· 10/8/1993

Wright v. Dow Chemical U.S.A.

Citations

  • 845 F. Supp. 503
  • 24 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 507
  • 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19458
  • 1993 WL 597377

How courts have described this case

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  • holding once label has been approved by EPA, manufacturer has fulfilled its duty to warn
  • explaining that FIFRA does not contemplate preclusion of non-labeling claims, and therefore does not preempt plaintiffs’ claims for defective design and failure properly to test and study pesticides
  • FIFRA does not preempt state law regarding nonlabeling claims for defective design and failure to properly test and study
  • plaintiff's claims alleging failure to warn and inadequate labeling expressly preempted by FIFRA
  • disclaimers of implied warranties ineffective against those who never saw them

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Judges: John T. Nixon

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