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ALBA v. RIVIERE

Nos. C-1582, C-1615 and C-1657.

457 So.2d 33 (1984)

Richard O. ALBA et al. v. Roland RIVIERE et al. (Two cases). Richard O. ALBA v. Roland RIVIERE et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1984.

Writ Denied December 14, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Remy Fransen, Jr., Wiedemann & Fransen, New Orleans, for Richard O. Alba et al.

Laurence E. Best, Steven K. Best, Hebert & Abbott, New Orleans, for Strumenti Ottici Subacquei.

Richard S. Vale, Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, for Undersea Industries, Inc.

Steven T. Victory, Frederick W. Bradley, Liskow & Lewis, New Orleans, for Barakuda Bergann KG.

John G. Gomila, Jr., New Orleans, for P & P Intern.

Before REDMANN, C.J., and BYRNES and WILLIAMS, JJ.

REDMANN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, a resident of Louisiana, suffered decompression injury ("the bends") while diving at Belize, allegedly because of defectiveness of two decompression meters. Plaintiff sued in Louisiana, among others, the Italian manufacturer and the two distributors (one a Delaware, one a German corporation) who in fact distributed the two meters to a retailer in Texas (or California) and to a distributor...

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