Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 26, 1993, 92-15476, 92-15662 (Bartolome E. Abuan v. General Electric Co. Monsanto Company, Bartolome E. Abuan v. General Electric Co., and Monsanto Company)

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

In May of 1987, an electrical transformer ruptured at the Piti Power Plant on the United States Naval Base in Guam, releasing a variety of toxic chemicals. Appellant Bartolome Abuan and a similarly situated class of plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) sued General Electric Company (“GE”) and Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”) for injuries arising from the accident.