ZUMO v. R.T. VANDERBILT CO., INC.

No. CA 87 0825.

527 So.2d 1074 (1988)

Victor J. ZUMO v. R.T. VANDERBILT COMPANY, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Avant, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Victor J. Zumo.

James C. Lopez, Opelousas, for intervenor-appellant Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Co. and Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Daniel R. Atkinson, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc.

Horace C. Lane, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee B.F. Goodrich Co.

Steven C. Judice, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Alco Corp.

Edwin Fleshman, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Pennwalt Corp.

Before COVINGTON, SAVOIE and LeBLANC, JJ.


LeBLANC, Judge.

This is a products liability case in which plaintiff, Victor J. Zumo, filed suit against the manufacturers of four chemicals to which he was exposed during the course of his employment with Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation. Plaintiff maintains that his exposure to these chemicals caused him to contract a type of skin cancer known as mycosis fungoides. Those named as defendants in this suit were: R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc., Alco Chemical...

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