MAZOUE v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 2002-CA-1569.

839 So.2d 171 (2003)

Joseph A. MAZOUE v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., (Formerly Avondale Shipyards, Inc.), and its Executive Officers, Edward Hartzman, John Chantrey, Edward Blanchard, Henry Zach Carter, Peter Territo, James O'Donnell, Branton Insulations, Inc., Eagle, Inc., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied April 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Reggie Simmons, Gretchen D. Leahy, Franklinton, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Scott R. Bricklford, Regina O. Matthews, Martzell & Bickford, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS JR., Judge DAVID S. GORBATY).


WILLIAM H. BYRNES III, Chief Judge.

Prior to his death, Joseph A. Mazoue instituted a tort action against those he felt were responsible for his asbestosis and mesothelioma. Not long after instituting the action, he died intestate. He was survived by one child, Jeanne Mazoue Marsh. Ms. Marsh was substituted as the legal successor of the decedent and in August of 2001, several years after the death of the decedent she settled the case.

Mr. Mazoue had another...

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