BONNETTE v. CONOCO, INC.

No. 01-0297.

801 So.2d 501 (2001)

Jimmy and Brenda BONNETTE, et al. v. CONOCO, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted January 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger G. Burgess, William B. Baggett, Baggett, McCall, Burgess & Watson, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Jimmy and Brenda Bonnette, et al.

Kenneth R. Spears, Swift, Spears & Harper, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants: Conoco, Inc., et al.

Joseph E. LeBlanc, Jr., Eric E. Jarrell, Elizabeth S. Wheeler, King, LeBlanc & Bland, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants: Conoco, Inc., et al.

Mark R. Zehler, Corporate Counsel, Houston, TX, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant: Conoco, Inc.

Robert E. Arceneaux, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants: Conoco, Inc., et al.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, JOHN D. SAUNDERS and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Judge.

The defendant, Conoco Inc., appeals a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Jimmy and Brenda Bonnette, et al., in this suit for damages arising from exposure to asbestos. The trial court found that the plaintiffs had experienced increased exposure to harmful respirable asbestos fibers as a result of the failure of Conoco, Inc. to prevent the release of asbestos-containing soil. The court awarded compensatory personal injury damages, property damages...

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