Opinion ID: 76055
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Meeting of March 24, 1994.

Text: 38 As an alternative, Lowe's asserts that its meeting with Olin, during which the handling and storage of the Pace product was discussed, provides an independent basis to support its failure to warn claim. Lowe's argues that Olin was negligent in not disclosing the results of the burn tests and informing Lowe's of the true dangers associated with cal-hypo during the meeting. Further, Lowe's argues that Olin made specific intentional misrepresentations concerning the manner in which Lowe's should handle and store the Pace product during the meeting that were relied upon by Lowe's to its detriment. Specifically, Lowe's asserts that Olin representatives told Lowe's' representatives that its handling and storage measures were good enough and specifically discouraged Lowe's from moving the Pace product outdoors. While we share in Lowe's' concerns over the statements made by Olin during the March 21, 1994 meeting, as more fully discussed below, Lowe's did not timely plead alternate theories of misrepresentation and fraud. As for the assertion that Olin was negligent for failing to disclose additional warning information, we reject that contention and rely on the strong language in Papas II which admonished that: 39 [A]ny claims that point-of-sale signs, consumer notices, or other information materials failed adequately to warn the plaintiff necessarily challenge the adequacy of the warnings provided on the product's labeling or packaging. If a pesticide manufacturer places EPA-approved warnings on the label and packaging of its product, its duty to warn is satisfied, and the adequate warning issue ends. 40 Papas II, 985 F.2d at 519 (emphasis added).