DOIRON v. SOUTHERN SILICA OF LOUISIANA

No. 91-1385.

613 So.2d 1064 (1993)

James R. DOIRON and Geraldine E. Doiron, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SOUTHERN SILICA OF LOUISIANA, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baggett, McCall & Burgess by William B. Baggett, Roger G. Burgess, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs.

Pitre, Yoes, Kay & Halley by Henry E. Yoes, III, Blaine A. Doucet, Mesonie T. Halley, Jr., Lake Charles, for Clemtex, Ltd.

Guillory & McCall by Robert E. Guillory, Jr., Lake Charles, for Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.

Weller, Wheelus & Green by David L. Tolin, Beaumont, TX, for Fibreboard Corp. and Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Forman, Perry, Watkins & Krutz by Richard L. Forman, Ronald D. Collins, John D. Cosmich, Jackson, MS, Bergstedt & Mount by Thomas M. Bergstedt, Lake Charles, for Owens-Illinois, Inc., and Keene Corp.

Kirkland, Barfield & Panter by Thomas L. Kirkland, Jr., David A. Barfield, Jackson, MS, for ACandS.

Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock by Emmett C. Sole, John Bradford, Thomas G. Henning, Paul L. Veasey, Jr., Lake Charles, for Pangborn Corp., Davey Compressors, Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., Travelers Indem. Co., PPG Industries, Inc., Murray Davis, Les Wilcox, Ben Walker, Shadye Paulk, Bob Moss, Joe Galanie, Will Lawrence, Don Savoy.

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn by Daniel J. Caruso, Elizabeth Reidy Leach, New Orleans, for DeVilbiss Co.

DeMartini, LeBlanc, D'Aquila & Volk by Jerome M. Volk, Jr., Mark J. Armato, Kenner, for Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Landry, Watkins & Bonin by Nan M. Landry, New Iberia, for Empire Abrasive Equipment Co.

Brame, Bergstedt & Brame by J. Gregory Bergstedt, Lake Charles, for Broth. of Painters and Decorators Allied Trades Local 783.

Hulse, Nelson & Wanek by Craig R. Nelson, New Orleans, for Clemco Industries, Inc., E.D. Bullard Co.

Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot by Michael T. Cali, John J. Hainkel, III, Francis B. Mulhall, New Orleans, for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.

Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard by M. Keith Prudhomme, Frederick L. Cappel, Lake Charles, for Thornstenberg Materials Co., Inc.

Duplass, Witman & Zwain by Gary M. Zwain, Metairie, for Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp.

Carmouche Law Firm by David R. Frohn, Lake Charles, for Mine Safety Appliances Co.

Preis, Kraft, Laborde & Daigle by Christopher R. Phillip, Edwin G. Preis, Gregory J. Laborde, Jeansonne & Briney by Katherine Loos, Lafayette, for Southern Silica of La., Inc.

Benckenstein, Oxford, Radford & Johnson by William M. Tolin, III, Beaumont, TX, for Big Three Industries, a/k/a Sanstorm.

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner by Mary H. Thompson, Baton Rouge, for Sullair Corp.

Christovich & Kearney by Geoffrey P. Snodgrass, New Orleans, for ACandS.

Plauche, Smith & Nieset by Christopher P. Ieyoub, James R. Nieset, Lake Charles, for Specialty Sand Co.

Pugh & Boudreaux by James R. Shelton, Lafayette, for Northwest Min. Corp. and Travelers Ins. Co.

Allen, Gooch, Bourgeois, Breaux, Robison and Theunissen by St. Paul Bourgeois, IV, Jere Jay Bice, Lafayette, for Bob Schmidt, Inc.

Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips by John I. Moore, John Michael Parker, Baton Rouge, for L.L. Sline, Charles E. Fox, Dennis R. Lack, Roy R. Brock, Gene E. Miller, M.R. Sline, David Earle, Sherbert "Red" Richards and Marvin Zoch.

Jones, Tete, Nolen, Hanchey, Swift & Spears by Kenneth R. Spears, Gregory W. Belfour, William B. Swift, William R. Tete, Lake Charles, for Oxy Oil & Gas USA, Inc., Ins. Co. of North America and Cities Service Co.

Henderson, Hanemann & Morris by Charles Hanemann, Houma, for Minnesota Min. and Mfg. Company.

Simon Peragine, Smith & Redfearn by Daniel J. Caruso, Daniel Lund, III, Maurice E. Bostick, New Orleans, for Pennsylvania Glass & Sand.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell by Rebecca F. Doherty, Patrick J. Hanna, Lafayette, for Lone Star Industries.

Edward H. Green, Beaumont, TX, for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Stephen P. Hall, New Orleans, for Lloyds of London.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles by Janet L. MacDonell, New Orleans, for Armstrong World Industries Inc., Flexitallic Gasket Inc., GAF Corp., Nat. Gypsum Co., Quigley Co., U.S. Gypsum Co., and Turner & Newell PLC.

Maria I.O. Stephenson, Lisa C. Matthews, Earl N. Vaughan, New Orleans, for Rock Wool Mfg., Inc.

Gregory E. Bodin, Lafayette, for Sline Indust. Painters Executive Officers and Gene E. Miller.

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins & Burr by Larry Canada, New Orleans, for Combustion Engineering, Inc.

Laborde & Neuner by James L. Pate, Ben L. Mayeaux, Lafayette, for Binks Mfg. Co. and M.H. Detrick Co., Grant Wilson Inc.

Scofield, Gerard, Veron, Hoskins & Soileau by John R. Pohorelsky, Lake Charles, for Reliance Ins. Co.

Abbott, Webb, Best & Meeks by Lawrence E. Abbott, Gary P. Landry, New Orleans, for E.I. duPont de Nemours and Co., Inc.

Lozes, Cooper & Cambre by John J. Cooper, New Orleans, for Joy Mfg. Co.

Adams & Reese by Edward J. Rice, Jr., Rebecca A. Bush, New Orleans, for Vallen Corp.

Juneau, Judice, Hill & Adley by Marc W. Judice, Kathleen F. Drew, Lafayette, for H.K. Porter Co., Inc.

O'Neil, Eichin, Miller & Breckinridge by Lindsay A. Larson, III, New Orleans, for Davey Compressors Co.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre by William Joyce, Donald O. Collins, Vivian L. Madison, New Orleans, for Ingersoll Rand Co. and Aetna Life and Cas. Co.

Caffery, Oubre, Dugas & Campbell by David Dugas, New Iberia, for Gustin-Bacon.

Guillory & McCall by William T. McCall, Lake Charles, for Ins. of North America.

Lawrence G. Pugh, III, New Orleans, for Carey-Canada Inc.

Alan Weinberger, New Orleans, for Travelers Indem.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and COOKS, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

Nine cases are consolidated in this appeal. Each involves the same issues: whether the trial court had the authority to grant motions for summary judgment filed by the third party defendant, and, if it did have authority, whether the trial court erred in granting the motions for summary judgment.

In these consolidated cases, plaintiffs claim that they contracted silicosis after being exposed to silica products manufactured, distributed, or sold...

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