Plaintiffs sue DuPont, manufacturer of fungicide Benlate (active ingredient benomyl), which they allege caused their child's teratogenic birth defects, due to the mother's exposure while pregnant, in 1993. On June 7, 1996, Circuit Court (Dade County, Florida) considers that Dupont and Pine Island are responsible for the malformations of Castillo's child and awards $4 million; DuPont 99.5 %, Pine Island 0.5%. The companies appeal the Final Judgment entered on the denial of their motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and/or new trial. On February 9, 2000, the District Court of Appeal of Florida holds that plaintiffs' scientific evidence, and the conclusions it embraces, should have been excluded, as the methodology used to obtain them is not generally accepted in the relevant scientific community, reverses the final judgments entered against the companies ands remand with directions to enter judgments for the defendants. On July 10, 2003 , the Supreme Court of Florida quashes the District Court of Appeal decision.