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ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. v. BUTLER

No. 06-99-00082-CV.

25 S.W.3d 359 (2000)

ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Billy Joe BUTLER, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided August 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence L. Germer, Larry J. Simmons, David L. Merkley, Germer & Gertz, L.L.P., Beaumont, John R. Mercy, Mercy, Carter & Elliot, LLP, Texarkana, for appellants.

James E. Wimberley, Provost & Umphrey, Beaumont, Brent Wayne Coon, Provost Umphrey Law Firm, Beaumont, John A. Cowan, Beaumont, for appellees.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., GRANT and ROSS, JJ.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice ROSS.

This is an accelerated appeal in which Entergy Gulf States, Inc., et al. ("Entergy") appeals an order granting class certification to Billy Joe Butler, et al. ("Butler"). Entergy contends that class certification is improper because individual issues will predominate over common issues, certification of the class is not the superior method for resolving this controversy, the named plaintiffs' claims are not typical, and the...

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