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HOWARD v. UNION CARBIDE CORP.

No. 04-CA-1035.

897 So.2d 768 (2005)

Donna HOWARD, Individually and on Behalf of Her Two Minor Children, Chad Howard and Kendra Howard, Clarence Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Orville Johnson and Helen Johnson v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew A. Lemmon, Hahnville, LA, Roy F. Amedee, Jr., Kenner, LA, A.J. Rebennack, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Edward J. Laperouse, II, Gregory E. Bodin, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, MARION F. EDWARDS and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.

WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court granting class certification. For the reasons stated more fully herein, we affirm the ruling of the trial court.

Facts and Procedural History

On September 10 and 11, 1998, the floating roof lid on Tank 3100, which stored liquid naphtha at the Union Carbide Corporation's plant facility in Taft, Louisiana, partially collapsed due to excessive amount of rain water...

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