State Supreme Court Remands Lawsuit To Clarify Class Certification in Dioxin Case

摘要

The Michigan Supreme Court on July 31 remanded a property damage lawsuit filed by about 2,000 Michigan residents claiming dioxin contamination by Dow Chemical Co., directing the trial court to clarify how the class members were joined as plaintiffs (Henry v. Dow Chemical Co., Mich, No. 136298, 7/31/09).rnDow has operated a manufacturing plant in Midland, Mich, for over a century. This was the second time the state high court had issued an opinion in the case involving the presence of dioxins in and around the Titta-bawassee and Saginaw rivers (Henry v. Dow Chemical Co., 701 N.W.2d 684, 60 ERC 1970 (Mich. 2005) ("Henry I")).