PRUITT V. ALLIED CHEMICAL CORP.
523 F. Supp. 975 (E.D. Va. 1981)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over the ability to sue for losses that were
confined to prospective economic losses only with no direct injuries.
FACTS: Pruitt (Ps) sued Allied Chemical Corporation (D) for D's alleged pollution of the
James River and Chesapeake Bay with the chemical agent commonly known as Kepone. Ps engaged
in a variety of different businesses and professions related to the harvesting and sale of
marine life from the Chesapeake Bay ('Bay'). All claim to have suffered economic harm from
D's alleged discharges of Kepone into the James River and thence into the Bay. D moved to
dismiss nine of those counts for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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