Jury verdict for DuPont Pioneer lawsuit

8/9/2019 Jury verdict for DuPont Pioneer lawsuit

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ORIGINAL

IN

THE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT

COURT

FOR THE

DISTRICT

OF HAWAII

JIM

AANA

e t

a l .

on

beha l f

of

themselves

and a l l

others

s imi la r ly s i tua ted

Pla in t i f f s

vs.

PIONEER _ HI-BRED

INTERNATIONAL, INC. a DuPont

Business

and Iowa

Corporat ion GAY ROBINSON,

INC.

a

Hawaii

corpora t ion;

ROBINSON

FAMILY

PARTNERS, a

genera l

pa r tne r sh ip

r eg i s t e red

in

Hawaii; and DOE

DEFENDANTS

1-10

Defendants .

JEFFREY CASEY, e t

a l . on

beha l f

themselves and

a l l

o the r s

s imi la r ly s i tua ted

P l a i n t i f f s

vs .

PIONEER HI-BRED

INTERNATIONAL, INC.

e t

a l .

Defendants .

CIVIL

NO.

12-00231

LEK-BMK

CIVIL

NO. 12-00665

LEK-BMK

IN

THE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRI T

OF

HAWAII

M Y

2 15

at clock and )

min

SUE BEITIA:ClERK

SPECI L

VERDICT

ORM

You may read the en t i r e verd ic t

form

before answering

the

ques t ions .

You

must answer a l l of

the

ques t ions

unless

otherwise

i nd i ca t ed .

Answer t he

ques t ions

in

numerical

order .

Follow a l l d i rec t ions .

Afte r you

have answered

a l l

r equ i r ed

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Answer:

Allen

Arquet te Yes

X

o

Susan Arquet te

Yes

/

o

Edwin

Dela

Cruz Yes

j

o

Kri s t i ne Del

a

Cruz Yes

1-

o

Eric Erdmann Yes

_ ___

o

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Yes

_

o

Mitsuko Ho'okano

Yes

_ £__

o

Michael Kunselman

Yes

1

o

Vivian Kunselman

Yes o

Giuseppe

Jo

Gerek-King

Yes l

o

James

McGihon

Yes o

Dionis McGihon Yes

X

o

Dennis

Okihara

Yes __L o

Michael Stephenson Yes

o

_

Gary

Underwood Yes

_ L_ o

Ann

Marie Underwood

Yes

__ L_

o

I f your

answer

to

ques t ion i s yes

as

to any

P l a i n t i f f

then

proceed

to

answer

ques t ion 4, but only

as

to each P l a i n t i f f for

whom

you answered yes to

ques t ion

3. I f your answer

to

ques t ion

i s no

as to

each and every

P l a i n t i f f

please s top .

The

fo reperson

should s ign

and

da te t h i s form,

and

c a l l t he

b a i l i f f .

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4

With re spec t to the Trespass c la im, did each P l a i n t i f f

prove by

a preponderance of the evidence

t ha t

a . each owned,

leased ,

occupied

or con t ro l l ed

the

property?

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Susan

Arquet te

Edwin Dela

Cruz

Kri s t i ne

Dela

Cruz

Er ic Erdmann

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Mitsuko Ho'okano

Michael Kunselman

Vivian Kunselman

Yes

__£

No

Yes

o

Yes i

No

Yes

X

No

Yes ' ;( No

Yes

o

Yes

>(

No

Yes / No

Yes ___ _ No

Giuseppe Jo

Gerek-King

Yes No

James

McGihon

Dionis McGihon

Dennis

Okihara

Michael Stephenson

Gary

Underwood

Ann

Marie Underwood

Yes

Yes X

Yes

X

Yes

No

No

No

No _i_

Yes _ _ No

Yes X No

I f your

answer

to ques t ion

4(a) i s

yes as to

any

Pla in t i f f ,

then proceed

to answer

ques t ion 4 b) , but only as to each

P l a i n t i f f for whom

you answered yes to ques t ion 4 a ) .

I f

your

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answer

to ques t ion

4(a) i s no as

to

any

Pla in t i f f ,

then s t a t e

N/A a f t e r i ha t

P l a i n t i f f s

name in response to ques t ion 4(b) .

b. did not g ive

permiss ion

for

the

ent ry

o f dust

from

P i o n e e r s farming

opera t ion?

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Susan

Arquet te

Edwin Dela

Cruz

Kri s t i ne Dela Cruz

Er ic Erdmann

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Mitsuko Ho'okano

Michael Kunselman

Vivian

Kunselman

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Giuseppe Jo Gerek-King

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

__ £__

1 .

_

_

__ _

__ _

_ L

;

____ _

X

__ _

>

X

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

James McGihon

Dionis McGihon

Dennis

Okihara

Michael

Stephenson

Gary

Underwood

nn

Marie

Underwood

Yes

_ No

Yes f No

Please proceed to answer ques t ion

5.

5.

With

respec t

to the

Nuisance

c la im,

did each

P l a i n t i f f

prove by

a

preponderance

of

the evidence

t ha t :

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and (c) .

b.

Pionee r ' s conduct

was

a l ega l cause in

s i g n i f ic a n t l y i n t e r f e r in g

with

each P l a i n t i f f ' s use and

enjoyment

of h i s or her

p roper ty?

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Yes

>

o

Susan Arquet te

Yes

x

o

Edwin Del a Cruz

Yes

><

o

Kri s t i ne Del

a

Cruz

Yes

x

o

Er ic Erdmann

Yes

X

o

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Yes

:_

o

Mitsuko Ho'okano

Yes

o

Michael

Kunselman Yes

_ _

o

Vivian

Kunselman

Yes

X

o

Giuseppe

Jo

Gerek-King

Yes

;>

o

James McGihon Yes

)

o

Dionis

McGihon

Yes

/ (

o

Dennis Okihara

Yes

____ b_

o

Michael

Stephenson Yes

o

tJ A

Gary Underwood

Yes o

Ann Marie Underwood

Yes

____ £_

o

I f your answer

to

ques t ion

(b)

i s

yes

as

to

any

P l a i n t i f f ,

then proceed to

answer ques t ion

(c) but only as to each

P l a i n t i f f for whom you

answered

yes

to

ques t ions

(b) . I f

your

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answer

to

ques t ion 5(b) i s no as to any

Pla in t i f f ,

then

s t a t e

N/A

a f t e r t ha t

P l a i n t i f f s

name

in

response to ques t ion

5(c) .

c. the

ser iousness of the

harm

to each P l a i n t i f f

outweighs the

pub l i c b e n e f i t of

Pioneer s farming

ope ra t ion

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Susan Arquet te

Edwin

Dela Cruz

Kris t ine

Dela

Cruz

Er ic Erdmann

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Mitsuko

Ho'okano

Michael Kunselman

Vivian Kunselman

Yes

__ i_

No

Yes X

No

Yes

X

No

Yes ___ 5;_ No

Yes

.6_ No

Yes _ No

Yes o

Yes

Yes

Giuseppe

Jo Gerek-King Yes

James McGihon Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Dionis

McGihon

Dennis Okihara

Michael Stephenson

Gary

Underwood

Ann Marie

Underwood

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

___ 5_

Yes o

No

I f you answered yes to ques t ions 5(a) , S(b)

and

5(c) as to

any

P l a i n t i f f , please proceed

to

answer

ques t ion

6 with a do l l a r

amount as to t ha t P l a i n t i f f .

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6.

For

each Pla in t i f f

p lea se s t a t e

the do l l a r amount

of

reasonab le damages t ha t you award to each P l a i n t i f f for proper ty

damage:

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Susan

Arquet te

Edwin

Dela Cruz

Kris t ine Dela

Cruz

Er ic

Erdmann

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Mitsuko Ho'okano

Michael

Kunselman

Vivian Kunselman

llR 5

?D

\

V

1 351

• 5'

0

Z5 , 532 .

25 tJ31

13 1 1>Lj

•50

I ? 8 lj. 70

5 ,

OS C2>-50

.

(p, lt.tl

j

Giuseppe Jo

Gerek-King

150

James

McGihon

Dionis

McGihon

Dennis

Okihara

Michael

Stephenson

Gary

Underwood

Ann

Marie

Underwood

For any P l a i n t i f f for whom you have s t a t e d an

amount, please

proceed to answer

ques t ion

7.

9

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7. Please

s t a t e the

d o l l a r

amount of

reasonab le

damages

t ha t you award to each P l a i n t i f f fo r l o s s of use

and

enjoyment of

prope r ty

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Susan Arquet te

J

8

8

5 75

Edwin Dela

Cruz

I

;;

75

Kri s t i ne Dela

Cruz

I e 57 5

Eric

Erdmann 18

77

S

Shelby-Ann Erdmann I

e

57 5

Mitsuko Ho'okano 1 50

Michael Kunselman 5 5

Vivian

Kunselman 18/515

Giuseppe Jo Gerek-King ]

15

0

James

McGihon

/ 5 5

Dionis McGihon 16; 51 5

'

Dennis Okihara I B 5 7 5

Michael Stephenson

Gary Underwood I

8

5 5

Ann

Marie

Underwood /9

1

715"

For

each P l a i n t i f f for whom

you have

s t a t e d a do l l a r amount,

please

proceed

to

answer

ques t ion

8.

1

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8. Did each

P l a i n t i f f

mi t iga t e h i s or her damages?

Answer:

Allen Arquet te

Susan Arquet te

Edwin Dela

Cruz

Kri s t i ne

Dela Cruz

Er ic

Erdmann

Shelby-Ann Erdmann

Mitsuko

Ho'okano

Michael Kunselman

Vivian

Kunselman

Yes J o

Yes _ o

Yes _____ f_ o

Yes

___ :__ o

Yes

i

o

Yes

____2S _

o

Yes ____£_____ o

Yes

o

Yes

o

Giuseppe

Jo Gerek-King Yes o

James McGihon

Dionis McGihon

Dennis Okihara

Michael

Stephenson

Gary Underwood

Ann

Marie Underwood

Yes o

Yes

o

Yes

o

Yes

Yes o

Yes o

I f you answered no as

to

any

Pl

a i n t i f f , p lea se

proceed

to

answer

ques t ion as to

t h a t

P l a i n t i f f .

I f

you answered

yes

as

to any Pla in t i f f , then s t a t e N/A as to

t h a t

P l a i n t i f f

in

your

answers to

ques t ion

9.

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9 .

Please

s t a t e

the

amount by which t ha t

P l a i n t i f f

did

not

mit iga te

his

or her

damages:

Al len

Arquet te

Susan

Arque t t e

Edwin

Dela Cruz

Kri s t i ne Del

a

Cruz

Er ic Erdmann

Shelby-Ann

Erdmann

Mitsuko Ho okano

Michael

Kunselman

0

Vivian

Kunselman

Giuseppe

Jo

Gerek-King

James McGihon

Dionis

McGihon

Dennis Okihara

Michael Stephenson

f\i A

Gary

Underwood 0

Ann Marie

Underwood

0

Please proceed to

answer ques t ion

10.

2

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10. Was the re another l ega l cause or causes

in

add i t ion to

Pionee r s farming

opera t ion

t ha t

caused damages to

any of

the

Pla in t i f f s ?

Answer:

Yes

No__ i___

Please proceed

to answer ques t ion 11.

11.

What percen tage

do you f ind

i s

a t t r i bu t ed

to

each l ega l

cause

of

each P l a i n t i f f s damages?

Allen and

Susan Arquet te

Answer:

Pioneer

oo

___ _

Other l ega l cause(s)

o o

TOTAL

100 Total

must

equal 100 )

Edwin and Kri s t i ne Dela Cruz

Answer:

Pioneer

__L_f_O_O_

Other

l ega l cause(s)

oO' ,

TOTAL

100 Total must equal 100 )

3

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ric and

Shelby-Ann

Erdmann

Answer:

Pioneer

/00

Other l ega l

cause(s)

/00 ,

TOT L 100

Total must

equal 100 )

Mitsuko Ho'okano

Pioneer

00

Other

l ega l cause(s)

0

(00

TOT L

100

Total must

equal 100 )

Michael and Vivian Kunselman

Answer:

Pioneer

_____ ____/ :__

Other

l ega l

cause(s)

/00 Yo

TOT L

100 Total

must

equal 100 )

Giuseppe Jo Gerek-King

Answer:

Pioneer oo

Other

l ega l

cause(s)

/00

TOT L 100

Total

must equal 100

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Afte r complet ing

a l l of your answers to the Spec ia l Verd ic t

Form, the

foreperson sh a l l

s ign and da te

t h i s

form,

inform

the

Court in wr i t ing

t h a t t he

ju ry

has

reached

v e r d i c t

and c a l l

the b a i l i f f .

M Y 15

DATED

a t Honolulu, Haw ai i ,

Signed: /S / Foreperson

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Dated: t Honolulu Hawaii .

-

J

Foreperson

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