CHIASSON v. McDERMOTT INCORPORATED

No. 2002-CA-2336.

844 So.2d 1010 (2003)

Rita Garnet CHIASSON, Sandra C. Hotard, Jimmie Chiasson, Rusty Chiasson, Debra Stevens, and Glenda Miller v. McDERMOTT INCORPORATED and The Travelers Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Swarr, Mickey P. Landry, Landry & Swarr, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Gordon P. Wilson, Kristopher T. Wilson, Ralph S. Hubbard, III Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, and Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY).


WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Chief Judge.

The Travelers Indemnity Company ("Travelers") appeals the trial court's denial of the exception of improper venue. We affirm in part and remand.

On May 17, 2002, the survivors of Joseph J. Chiasson instituted the present wrongful death and survival action against the defendants, alleging that Chiasson died as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos while working for the...

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