Snell et al v. Robert Young and Co et al

Reference :

A2/2002/0297/QBENI

Complaint date :

December 21, 1998

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

United Kingdom

Plaintiffs types :

Farm/rural workers, Farmers

Plaintiffs names :

Herbert George Snell, Paul Cooper, Evan Owen Jones, others

Defendants :

Robert Young and Co Limited

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

J. Melville Williams, J. Bates, S. Levene

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Class action

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Organophosphate

Requests :

Damages "in respect of organophosphate poisoning resulting from exposure to organophosphate products used in sheep dipping".

Name of the Court :

Supreme Court of Judicature, Court of Appeal (Civil Division), United Kingdom

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

November 21, 2002

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The appeal is dismissed.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

Plaintiffs that were poisoned by organophosphates used to dip sheep sought damages. The judge dismissed the class action for abuse of process in first instance finding that there was no clear evidence linking the injuries to the use of these chemicals. Plaintiffs claim that the dismissal of the class action did not dismiss their individual claims and appealed. The case is dismissed on appeal, since the judge stated that in disposing of the class litigation procedure and order, it did not make sense to allow the individual claims to proceed.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.