IN RE GAS WATER HEATER PROD. LITIGATION

Nos. 97-C-121, 97-C-142 and 97-C-299.

697 So.2d 341 (1997)

In re GAS WATER HEATER PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. (Three Cases)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. Murphy, Washington, DC, and Frederick W. Bradley, New Orleans, and Edward T. Hackney, Southcorp USA, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Steven W. Usdin, John P. Cerise, Suzanne M. Ciaccio, James F. Shuey, Scott S. Partridge, New Orleans, for Defendant/Relator.

Wendell H. Gauthier, Bruce C. Dean, Metairie, Robert M. Johnston, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Respondent.

Before WICKER, CANNELLA and DALEY, JJ.


DALEY, Judge.

These consolidated Applications for Supervisory Writs arise out of a class action litigation filed on June 25, 1996, in the First Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson entitled "In Re: Gas Water Heater Products Liability Litigation" naming as defendants three hot water heater manufacturers (State Industries, Inc., Mor-Flo Industries, Inc., and Rheem Manufacturing Co.) and three Jefferson Parish plumbing distributors of hot water heaters. The plaintiff...

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