JOHNSON v. E.I. DUPONT deNEMOURS & CO., INC.

No. 98-CA-229.

721 So.2d 41 (1998)

Michael JOHNSON, et al. v. E.I. DUPONT deNEMOURS & COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence K. Knister, Anne P. Birdsong, New Orleans, for Appellant E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company.

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Darryl J. Becnel, Reserve, for Appellees Michael Johnson, et al.

Before GOTHARD, CANNELLA and DALEY, JJ.


CANNELLA, Judge.

In this class action, defendant, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc., appeals from a judgment certifying the class. We affirm.

This lawsuit arises from an explosion and release of alleged toxic fumes at defendant's facility in Reserve, Louisiana on August 9, 1994. On the same day, plaintiffs filed a Class Action Petition, alleging that there was a release of unknown chemicals at the du Pont Pontchartrain Works facility causing injury...

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