William B. Baggett , Wells Talbot Watson , Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan, Richard Elliott Wilson , Cox, Cox, Filo, Camel & Wilson, Lake Charles, LA, Peter J. Butler , Gretna, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Bennett Talbot, Jason Doucet, Jerry Richard, Jr., John Giovanni, Glen Miller, Dennie Bankston, Charles Hardy, Dexter Breaux, Scott Levy, Craig Steven Arabie, Jimmy Buckelew, Larry Thomas, Joseph Burnett, and Randall Fontenot.
Kirk Albert Patrick, III , Law Offices of Donohue Patrick, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, R & R Construction, Inc.
Patrick Craig Morrow, Jr. , Morrow, Morrow, Ryan & Bassett, Opelousas, LA, for BMF Partnership's, Louisiana Landowner, Rice Farmers, Bradley Zaunbrecher, and Kyle Smith.
Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.
The defendant-appellant, CITGO Petroleum Corporation (CITGO), released wastewater and slop oil from its Lake Charles refinery in 2006 when its wastewater treatment unit (WWTU) overflowed following six inches of rainfall over a three-hour period. Fourteen plaintiffs (the appellees) working down-river of the release site brought suit for damages resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals in the oil and wastewater.
The trial court found...
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