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| − | A '''Lone Pine''' | + | 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; | :(1) the identity of the chemical or substance that caused the injury; | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/Vol141/burn.htm | + | *John T. Burnett - [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] |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 23:16, December 28, 2007
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.,[1] 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
- John T. Burnett - Lone Pine orders: A wolf in sheep's clothing for environmental and toxic tort litigation
References
- ↑ No. L-03306-85, 1986 N.J. Super. LEXIS 1626 (N.J. Sup. Ct. Nov. 18, 1986).