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COATES v. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC.

No. 2000-CA-1331.

786 So.2d 749 (2001)

Wayne Charles COATES, Sr. and Mary Naoma Benoit Coates v. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC., Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (formerly Armstrong Cork Company); Asbestos Claims Management Corporation (formerly National Gypsum Company); the Babcock & Wilcox Company; Branton Insulations, Inc.; et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerolyn P. Roussel, Perry J. Roussel, Jr., Jules K. Boudreaux, Roussel & Roussel, LaPlace, Counsel for Wayne Charles Coates, Sr. and Mary Naoma Benoit Coates.

A. Wendel Stout, Janet L. MacDonell, Williams C. Harrison, Janice M. Culotta, Janis W. Lemle, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, Counsel for T & N, PLC, Rhone-Poulenc A.G. Company (formerly Known as Benjamin Foster Division of Amchem Products) and Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

David P. Salley, Glen E. Mercer, Sessions & Fishman, L.L.P., New Orleans, Counsel for Maryland Casualty Company.

Thomas H. Huval, Stephen C. Aertker, Jr., Danny N. Bowz, Robert P. Harper, Spiro G. Latsis, Jeansonne & Remondet, New Orleans, Counsel for GAF Corporation.

Samuel M. Rosamond, III, Fleming & Rosamond, L.L.P., Metairie, Counsel for Commercial Union Insurance Company.

Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Judge MIRIAM G. WALTZER and Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY.

WALTZER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Wayne Coates and his wife, Mary Benoit Coates, sued various manufacturers and distributors of asbestos products for damages allegedly suffered during Mr. Coates' employment as an insulator working through Asbestos Workers' Union Local 53 from 1961 through 1992. Mrs. Coates claims damages for loss of consortium.

Of particular relevance to this appeal are plaintiffs' allegations that he was employed by defendant...

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