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OUBRE v. UNION CARBIDE CORP.

No. 99-CA-63.

747 So.2d 212 (1999)

Donald J. OUBRE and Jeanine V. Oubre v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominic J. Gianna, John D. Person, Michele A. Engnath, New Orleans, Attorneys for Appellant.

Leonard Cardenas, III, John T. Joubert, Baton Rouge, Attorneys for Appellees.

Panel composed of Judges H. CHARLES GAUDIN, CHARLES GRISBAUM, Jr. and MARION F. EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant/Appellant Union Carbide Corporation appeals the judgment of the trial court awarding general, special, and exemplary damages to plaintiffs/appellees Donald and Jeanine Oubre. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part and amend the judgment of the trial court.

STATEMENT OF FACT

The incident in dispute took place on July 28, 1994 at the Union Carbide facility in Taft, Louisiana. Plaintiff Donald Oubre was...

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