JAMES v. FORMASA PLASTICS CORP. OF LA

No. 2000 CA 0148.

808 So.2d 572 (2001)

Louwanna Coleman JAMES v. FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION OF LOUISIANA

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 2001.

Writ Denied November 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry A. Bell, Metairie, for Plaintiff— Appellant Louwanna Coleman James.

Gayla M. Moncla, Shannan Sweeney Rieger, Baton Rouge, for Defendant—Appellee Formosa Plastics Corp. of Louisiana.

Before: CARTER, C.J., GONZALES, FOGG, FITZSIMMONS, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


FOGG, Judge.

Plaintiff, Louwanna Coleman James, appeals a judgment of the district court dismissing her action against one defendant as abandoned pursuant to LSA-C.C.P. art. 561. For the following reasons, we reverse.

On June 7, 1993, plaintiff brought this suit against Formosa Plastics Corporation of Louisiana, XYZ Insurance Company, and West-Paine Laboratories, Inc., claiming she sustained injuries as a result of her exposure to a hazardous material. On...

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