VARDAMAN v. AIROSOL CO., INC.

No. 97-CA-2078.

711 So.2d 376 (1998)

Michael VARDAMAN, Teresa Anshus, Lynne Grunauer, et al. v. AIROSOL CO., INC., Sumitomo Chemical America Inc., McLaughlin Gormley King Co., Glaxo Wellcome Co., and Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Limited.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gladston N. Jones, III, Randall A. Smith, Andre L. Kramer, L. Tiffany Hawkins, Smith, Jones & Fawer, L.L.P., New Orleans, and Dennis C. Reich, Linda Laurent, Reich & Binstock, Houston, Texas, and Val P. Exnicios, Liska, Exnicios & Nungesser, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Thomas M. Nosewicz, Madeleine Fischer, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee.

James B. Irwin, Gus A. Fritchie, Stephanie Lottinger Irwin, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, L.L.P., New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee.

Thomas J. Wyllie, Donald C. Massey, Rodi W. Culotta, Adams and Reese, L.L.P., New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee.

Thomas E. Loehn, Edward A. Rodrigue, Jr., Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., ARMSTRONG, J., and GULOTTA, J. Pro Tem.


JAMES C. GULOTTA, Judge Pro Tem.

Plaintiffs filed this class action individually and on behalf of a class of commercial airline pilots and flight attendants against Airosol Co., Inc., Sumitomo Chemical America Inc., Glaxo Wellcome Inc., The Wellcome Foundation Limited and McLaughlin Gormley King Company. These companies manufacture, distribute and sell insecticides for use in U.S. commercial aircraft.

The plaintiffs claim they have suffered physical injury...

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