Tobias Bermudez Chavez, et al. v. Occidental Chemical Corporation Reference : 1:17-CV-03459-PAE Complaint date : January 10, 2018 Status : Provisional judgment Place of jurisdiction : United States, New York Plaintiffs types : Farm/rural workers Plaintiffs names : Tobias Bermudez Chavez et al. Defendants : Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice : No description Case nature : Arbitration court Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) : DBCP Requests : In 1993, workers from several Central American countries poisoned by DBCP filed a complaint in the USA, then dismissed their claims. Other plaintiffs ask the New York Court not to consder their claims to be time-barred. Name of the Court : United States District Court, Southern District of New York of New York, United States Jurisdiction level : Decision date : January 10, 2018 Decision nature : Positive Decision content : The Court decides that the plaintiffs' claims were long tolled and are timely today. It refers to the US Court of Appeals for the merits of the case. Legal basis : No description Court Ruling : Link to the ruling Summary : 01.10.2018, NY Judge opens door to pesticide-injury suit filed out-of-state. In 1993, banana plantations workers from Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama who were poisoned by the insecticide DBCP, filed a complaint in the USA, then dismissed their claims. Other workers that were not part of the initial case ask the New York Court to consider their claims still valid. Scientific references : No scientifice reference for this case. Related links : NY Judge Opens Door to Pesticide-Injury Suit Filed Out-of-State