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A ''Lone Pine'' order is a court order in mass toxic tort cases that requires plaintiffs to show:

:(1) the identity of the chemical or substance that caused the injury;
:(2) the specific disease, illness, or injury caused by the substance; and
:(3) a causal link between exposure to the substance and the plaintiff's injury.

Some Lone Pine orders also require plaintiffs to show:

:(4) the amount of the substance or chemical to which plaintiffs were exposed;
:(5) expert medical opinions to exclude other causes; and
:(6) specific dates of exposure to the toxic substance.

The precedent for the ''Lone Pine'' order is ''Lore v. Lone Pine Corp.'',<ref>No. L-03306-85, 1986 N.J. Super. LEXIS 1626 (N.J. Sup. Ct. Nov. 18, 1986).</ref> a New Jersey complaint against a landfill that was dismissed by the judge for failure by the plaintiffs to provide this showing in a timely manner.

== Sources ==

[http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/Vol141/burn.htm LONE PINE ORDERS: A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXIC TORT LITIGATION by John T. Burnett]

== References ==

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