By the mid-90s, companies began to sue the Wilmington, De.-based business for knowingly distributing a harmful toxin. In 2001, 27 Costa Rican growers joined the herd. In March 2006, Super Helechos, S.A., et al., Euro Flores, S.A., et al., v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc., case no. 01-06932 CA (23), went to trial in the 11th circuit court in Miami-Dade County, judge Amy Steele Donner presiding.
A year earlier, in the same courtroom, DuPont defensed a similar case pursued by TicoFrut, the main citrus producer in Costa Rica. This time, the plaintiffs hoped evidence pinpointing the scientific reason for Benlate’s damage would generate a different result. Denver’s Holland & Hart (www.hollandhart.com) represented the growers along with local Miami counsel, solo Don Russo.
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