OKEN v. MONSANTO COMPANY, 419 F.3d 1312 (11th Cir. 2005)

Wayne Charles OKEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The MONSANTO COMPANY, The Solaris Group, Scotts Company, successor in interest to Monsanto Company and the Solaris Group, Dow Agrosciences, LLC, Dow Agrosciences, as successor in interest to DowElanco, DowElanco, as successor in interest to Dow Chemical Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 02-15943.United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
August 12, 2005.

Stuart Calwell, Attorney at Law, Charleston, WV, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Wendy F. Lumish, Carlton Fields PA, Samuel A. Danon, Hunton
Williams, Miami, FL, Dean T. Barnhard, Barnes Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, Lawrence Evan Margolis, Daniels, Kashtan, Downs, Robertson Magathan, Coral Gables, FL, Daniel Jay Gerber, Rumberger, Kirk Caldwell, Orlando, FL, Shelly H. Leinicke, Wicker, Smith, Tutan, O’Hara, McCoy, Graham Ford PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (No. 01-07360-CV-WPD); William P. Dimitrouleas, Judge.

On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States

Before TJOFLAT and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and CONWAY[*] , District Judge.

[*] Honorable Anne C. Conway, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

The Supreme Court of the United States vacated the judgment of this court, 317 F.3d 1312, and remanded “for further consideration in light of Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC,
___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 1788, 161 L.Ed.2d 687.” ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 1968, 161 L.Ed.2d 845 (2005). Pursuant to this order, w remand this case to the district court for further consideration in light of Bates.