Banford v. Aldrich Chemical

Summary

Class action nuisance claim based on September 2003 chemical plant explosion of highly toxic nitric oxide, which caused the evacuation of 1500 homes (one-mile radius).

Plaintiffs sought compensation for being temporarily displaced. The trial considered whether each plaintiff was injured, and if so, the amount of damages.

Outcome

Compensatory Damages
Megan O'Brien: 355
Shawn O'Brien: 185
Bernard Mahle: 270
Eldon Marker: 235
Charlene Marker: 335
Edward Marker: 260
William Marker: 535
Kim Hayden: 290
Anthony Beran: 55
Donna Beran: 135
James Morgan: 280
Michelle Morgan: 625
Derek Sands: 35
Amanda Sands: 115
Rex Marshall: 35
Ruth Marshall: 115
Taylor Ferguson: 100
Michelle Hoskins: 135
Christopher Hoskins: 35
Larry Coffey: 35
Brenda Coffey: 105
Carol Alford: 550
David Lamb: 35
Sandra Lamb: 85
Stanley Wainwright: 590
Beth Meyers: 85
Douglas Meyers:135
Irene Napier: 85
Roscoe Napier: 335
Greg Hayden: 235
Patricia Hayden: 92

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Banford, Christine
Gray, Patricia
Grooms, Susan
Defense: Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc
Verdict: $6,497

Judge: Dennis Langer
Court: Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

Case Number: 03CV8704 05CV7221 06CV4053
Industry: Chemical
Practice Area: Mass Torts, Tort Law, Negligence, Real Property

Plaintiff

Banford, Christine

Represented By:
Schulte, Richard (Botros, Behnke & Schulte, LLC)
Washington, Cheryl (Leppla Associates)
Jones, Taylor (Leppla Associates)

Plaintiff

Gray, Patricia

Represented By:
Chinault, Jeff (Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, L.P.A)

Plaintiff

Grooms, Susan

Represented By:
Smalley, John (Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz, L.P.A)

Defense

Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc

Represented By:
Ankney, Gordon (Thompson Coburn LLP)
Foos, Martin (Faruki Ireland & Cox, PLL)

SESSIONS WITH Major John DiPietro

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	Opening Statement	Smalley, John
00:30:00	Opening Statement	Foos, Martin
01:10:21	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	DiPietro, Major John	In Person
00:36:55	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	DiPietro, Major John	In Person
00:54:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smalley, John	DiPietro, Major John	In Person
00:58:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	DiPietro, Major John	In Person
01:01:14	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Taylor	Thompson, Sergeant Rex	In Person
01:12:14	General Case Activities
01:16:05	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Taylor	Thompson, Sergeant Rex	In Person
01:38:46	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Thompson, Sergeant Rex	In Person
01:50:01	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Graeser, Mr. Douglas	In Person
02:06:42	General Case Activities
02:10:29	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Graeser, Mr. Douglas	In Person
02:13:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Graeser, Mr. Douglas	In Person
00:18:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Graeser, Mr. Douglas	In Person
00:20:15	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
00:25:18	General Case Activities
00:26:16	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
00:59:51	General Case Activities
01:11:28	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
01:18:08	General Case Activities
01:21:51	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
01:32:28	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
01:40:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
01:43:54	General Case Activities
01:46:40	General Case Activities
01:48:21	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Szydel, Ms. Diane	In Person
02:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Hayden, Mrs. Darlene	In Person
02:23:45	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Hayden, Mrs. Darlene	In Person
02:31:20	General Case Activities
02:34:01	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Hayden, Mrs. Darlene	In Person
02:36:10	General Case Activities
02:41:01	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Hayden, Mrs. Darlene	In Person
02:41:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Hayden, Mrs. Darlene	In Person
02:43:20	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:35	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Taylor	Maiper, Mr. Roscoe	In Person
00:25:38	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Maiper, Mr. Roscoe	In Person
00:30:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Taylor	Maiper, Mr. Roscoe	In Person
00:32:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Taylor	Maiper, Mrs. Irene	In Person
00:56:32	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Maiper, Mrs. Irene	In Person
00:57:50	General Case Activities
01:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Wainwright, Mr. Stanley	In Person
01:18:57	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Wainwright, Mr. Stanley	In Person
01:27:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Meyers, Mr. Doug	In Person
00:14:43	General Case Activities
00:17:30	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Meyers, Mr. Doug	In Person
00:21:40	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Meyers, Mr. Doug	In Person
00:29:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Meyers, Mr. Doug	In Person
00:30:55	General Case Activities
00:32:40	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Lamb, Mrs. Sandra	In Person
00:52:50	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Lamb, Mrs. Sandra	In Person
00:54:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Lamb, Mrs. Sandra	In Person
00:55:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Lamb, Mrs. Sandra	In Person
00:56:50	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Lamb, Mr. David	In Person
01:03:43	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Lamb, Mr. David	In Person
01:06:48	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Meyers, Mrs. Beth	In Person
01:39:26	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Meyers, Mrs. Beth	In Person
01:50:53	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Hayden, Mr. Greg	In Person
02:15:57	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Hayden, Mr. Greg	In Person
02:20:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Hayden, Mr. Greg	In Person
02:22:27	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:10	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Alford, Mrs. Carol	In Person
00:11:50	General Case Activities
00:13:51	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Alford, Mrs. Carol	In Person
00:15:54	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Alford, Mrs. Carol	In Person
00:21:49	General Case Activities
00:23:27	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Alford, Mrs. Carol	In Person
00:24:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Alford, Mrs. Carol	In Person
00:26:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Alford, Mrs. Carol	In Person
00:27:50	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Coffey, Mrs. Brenda	In Person
00:44:30	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Coffey, Mrs. Brenda	In Person
00:48:50	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Coffey, Mr. Larry	In Person
00:55:44	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Coffey, Mr. Larry	In Person
00:57:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Coffey, Mr. Larry	In Person
00:59:13	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	Hoskins, Mr. Shawn	In Person
00:26:48	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Hoskins, Mr. Shawn	In Person
00:34:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	Hoskins, Mr. Shawn	In Person
00:38:12	Witness Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	Ferguson, Ms. Taylor	In Person
00:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Marshall, Mrs. Eva	In Person
01:11:43	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Marshall, Mrs. Eva	In Person
01:15:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Marshall, Mrs. Eva	In Person
01:16:40	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Marshall, Mr. Rex	In Person
01:39:20	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Marshall, Mr. Rex	In Person
01:41:55	General Case Activities
01:48:12	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Marshall, Mr. Rex	In Person
01:51:30	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Sands, Mrs. Amanda	In Person
02:03:16	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Sands, Mrs. Amanda	In Person
02:07:25	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Sands, Mr. Derek	In Person
02:20:27	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Sands, Mr. Derek	In Person
02:25:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Sands, Mr. Derek	In Person
02:27:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Morgan, Mrs. Michelle	In Person
00:16:25	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Morgan, Mrs. Michelle	In Person
00:21:30	General Case Activities
00:23:05	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Morgan, James	In Person
00:35:53	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Morgan, James	In Person
00:40:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Morgan, James	In Person
00:40:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Morgan, James	In Person
00:42:32	Witness Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	Hoskins, Mrs. Michelle	In Person
00:53:30	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Hoskins, Mrs. Michelle	In Person
00:58:19	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:04	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
00:29:55	General Case Activities
00:36:29	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
00:39:01	General Case Activities
00:41:01	Witness Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
00:54:11	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
00:57:30	General Case Activities
01:01:08	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
01:17:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
01:21:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
01:22:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schulte, Richard	Ludwiczak, Mr. James	In Person
01:24:20	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Beran, Mrs. Donna	In Person
01:37:55	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Beran, Mrs. Donna	In Person
01:41:56	General Case Activities
01:47:34	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Beran, Mrs. Donna	In Person
01:48:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Beran, Mrs. Donna	In Person
01:49:54	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Beran, Officer Anthony	In Person
01:56:53	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Beran, Officer Anthony	In Person
02:01:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Beran, Officer Anthony	In Person
02:02:50	Witness Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	Hayden, Mrs. Kim	In Person
02:17:33	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Hayden, Mrs. Kim	In Person
02:20:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Canelli, Mr. John	In Person
00:12:30	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Canelli, Mr. John	In Person
00:16:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Canelli, Mr. John	In Person
00:19:28	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Marker, Mr. Bill	In Person
00:31:52	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Marker, Mr. Bill	In Person
00:40:02	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Marker, Mr. Edward	In Person
00:50:20	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	Marker, Mr. Edward	In Person
00:54:44	General Case Activities
00:55:54	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Marker, Mr. Charlene	In Person
01:08:27	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Marker, Mr. Charlene	In Person
01:12:05	General Case Activities
01:16:35	Witness Direct Examination	Smalley, John	Marker, Mr. Elvin	In Person
01:27:03	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Marker, Mr. Elvin	In Person
01:30:10	General Case Activities
01:33:38	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:04:28	Witness Direct Examination	Washington, Cheryl	Mahle, Mr. Bernard	In Person
00:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Ankney, Gordon	Mahle, Mr. Bernard	In Person
00:17:20	Witness Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	O'Brien, Mr. Shawn	In Person
00:30:47	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	O'Brien, Mr. Shawn	In Person
00:35:30	Witness Direct Examination	Chinault, Jeff	O'Brien, Mrs. Megan	In Person
00:51:25	Witness Cross Examination	Foos, Martin	O'Brien, Mrs. Megan	In Person
00:54:51	End of Session

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AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:22:18	Closing Statement	Smalley, John
01:26:50	Closing Statement	Ankney, Gordon
02:25:20	Closing Statement	Smalley, John
02:37:35	General Case Activities
02:54:49	End of Session

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Banford v. Aldrich Chemical

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