Gloria SCOTT, et al.,
v.
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, et al.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 25, 2001.
Rehearing Denied October 15, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
William P. Barnette, Charles M. Shaffer, Jr., Jack Williams, William L. Durham, II, King & Spalding; Carmelite M. Bertaut, William F. Grace, Jr., Peter J. Rotolo, III, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy; Scott E. Delacroix, Deborah B. Rouen, Charles F. Gay, Jr., Ronald J. Sholes, Jeffrey E. Richardson, Adams & Reese; Stephen H. Kupperman, Phillip A. Wittmann, Dorothy H. Wimberly, Stone, Pigman, Wather, Wittmann & Hutchinson; Steven W. Copley, Ernest E. Svenson, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, New Orleans; Mark A. Belasic, Kevin D. Boyce, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; Gary R. Long, James P. Muehlberger, Jennifer L. Brown, Shreveport, Tammy B. Coker, Shock, Hardy & Bacon; Robert C. Williams, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Applicant.
Wendell H. Gauthier, Bruce C. Dean, Deborah M. Sulzer, Gauthier, Downing, Labarre, Beiser & Dean, Matairie; Russ M. Herman, Stephen J. Herman, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar; Robert L. Redrearn, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans; William B. Baggett, Jr., Baggett, McCall & Burgess, Lake Charles; Kenneth M. Carter, Carter & Cates, New Orleans; Michael X. St. Martin, St. Martin & Williams, Houma; Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., Fayard & Honeycutt, Denham Springs; Donald G. Kelly, Kelly, Townsend & Thomas; Melvin L. Holden, W. James Singleton, Shreveport, Holden, Harig, & Guidry; Edwin R. Murray, Dominic J. Gianna, Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna; Joseph M. Bruno, Christine L. DeSue, Stephen B. Murray, David S. Scalia, Walter J. Leger, Jr., New Orleans, Counsel for Respondent.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
PER CURIAM*
We granted certiorari in this class action case to review the rulings of the district court on challenges for cause made by defendants as to certain prospective jurors with immediate family members who were also prospective members of the class. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court's judgment in part and reverse it in part.
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