Del. Court Allows Plaintiffs to Amend Birth Defects Lawsuit Against Optek Technology

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware Superior Court judge has granted a motion to amend claims against Optek Technology Inc. on behalf of Texas plaintiffs who allege that the mother's exposure to chemicals at a semiconductor facility led to her son's serious birth defects.

Judge Vivian L. Rapposelli ruled Dec. 30 that the amendments sought by Tammy Wallace and her son, Roger Daniels, are permitted under the court's civil procedural rules and are not subject to judicial estoppel.

Wallace brought this action in 2010, alleging that her exposure to chemicals at an Optek facility in Texas beginning in 1983 led to …