United States Second Circuit

Plaintiff's whose injuries manifested themselves after the closure of a class action settlement fund set up for their injuries are not bound by res judicata.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2001
• Published 12/03/2001

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before:  CARDAMONE, and F.I. PARKER , Circuit Judges, and SPATT , District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gerson H. Smoger,Smoger & Associates, P.C., Oakland, California;  Mark R. Cuker, Williams, Cuker & Berezofsky, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, submitted a letter brief for Appellants Joe Isaacson and Phyllis Lisa Isaacson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven Brock, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, New York, for The Dow Chemical Co.;  John C. Sabetta, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, New York, New York, and James Tyrrell, Latham & Watkins, Newark, New Jersey, for Monsanto Co.;  Michael M. Gordon, Cadwalader, Wikersham & Taft, New York, New York, for Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Co., Occidental Chemical Corp., Maxus Energy Corp., and Chemical Land Holdings, Inc.;  William A. Krohley, Kelley, Drye & Warren, New York, New York, for Hercules Inc.;  Lawrence D'Aloise, Jr., Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, White Plains, New York, for T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition Co., Inc., Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co., and Harcros Chemical, Inc.;  Myron Kalish, New York, New York, for Uniroyal, Inc., Uniroyal Chemical Co., and CDU Holdings, Inc., submitted a letter brief for Appellees.