Opinion ID: 1883935
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Hawkins's Personal Observations of Alleged Safety Violations.

Text: ¶ 28. Hawkins further testified that he was aware during his time at DuPont that in its early days DuPont had released TICL and chlorine fumes into the air. [3] He testified that DuPont undermined plant safety and was deceitful both to DuPont's headquarters and to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) about safety matters by preparing for their inspections. While DuPont on appeal finds this testimony to be objectionable, DuPont objected only to the relevancy of Hawkins's knowledge of prior warning of a regulatory agency's inspection and visit from the DuPont home office. Thereafter, DuPont objected only to Hawkins's testifying about hearsay concerning what other people told him. Hawkins corrected these answers and testified to his account of events. ¶ 29. All of Hawkins's testimony pertained to his personal knowledge. He testified about the cleaning procedures implemented prior to a visit from the DuPont home office. In addition, he testified to the procedures that he was assigned to perform prior to a regulatory visit from MDEQ. Hawkins corrected the objectionable hearsay testimony by testifying only concerning his personal knowledge and observations related to DuPont's safety procedures at the DeLisle plant. DuPont never objected to or cross-examined Hawkins as to a timeline for the alleged safety violations with regard to visits from DuPont's headquarters and/or MDEQ. Accordingly, this assignment of error is without merit.