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
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?D
\
V
1 351
• 5'
0
Z5 , 532 .
25 tJ31
13 1 1>Lj
•50
I ? 8 lj. 70
5 ,
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.
(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 .
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Foreperson
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