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ABADIE v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 00-CA-344, c/w 00-CA-345 to 00-CA-856.

804 So.2d 4 (2001)

Douglas A. ABADIE, et al. v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. Addressing Individual Appeals: Clarence Dufrene.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Caraway, III, Plauché, Maselli, Landry & Parkerson, New Orleans, LA, Attorney for Defendants/Appellants, Steven Kennedy, Peter Territo, and American Motorists Insurance Company.

Mary L. Dumestre, Marjorie M. Campbell, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Defendants/Appellants, Avondale Executive Officers.

Samuel M. Rosamond, Fleming & Rosamond, Metairie, LA, Attorney for Defendant/Appellant, Commercial Union Insurance Company.

Thomas G. Milazzo, James L. Fletcher, Jr., Pamela B. Gautier, LeBlanc, Miranda, Warwick & Milazzo, Metairie, LA, Attorneys for Defendants/Appellants, Asbestos Corporation Limited.

J. Burton LeBlanc, IV, Cameron R. Waddell, Brian F. Blackwell, Sandra A. Jelks, Dawn Smith Rodrigue, Steven M. Jupiter, LeBlanc, Maples and Waddell, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, and Robert E. Arceneaux, Barham & Arceneaux, New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Panel composed of Judges DALEY, EDWARDS, and LOBRANO, Pro Tem.

ROBERT L. LOBRANO, Judge Pro Tempore.

Plaintiff, Clarence Dufrene, sued certain Avondale Executive Officers and numerous manufacturers of asbestos-containing products alleging that he sustained injuries as a result of exposure to those products while working at Avondale Shipyards, Inc. His individual suit was consolidated for trial with numerous other plaintiffs who also worked at Avondale. After trial, the jury awarded Mr. Dufrene $6,000.00 against various defendants...

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