ABRAM v. EPEC OIL CO.

No. 2005-CA-0626.

936 So.2d 209 (2006)

John J. ABRAM, Jr. and Thais B. Abram v. EPEC OIL COMPANY (f/k/a) Tenneco Oil Company, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence G. Gettys, Baron & Budd, P.C., Baton Rouge, Renee M. Melancon, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, Texas, Glenn E. Diaz, Carlos A. Zelaya II, Chalmette, Louisiana, J. Wayne Mumphrey, Wayne B. Mumphrey, Clayton M. Connors, Mumphrey Law Firm L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, Cameron R. Waddell, LeBlanc & Waddell, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, Louisiana for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

John G. Gomila, Jr., Madeleine Fischer, Jones Walker Waechter Poitevent Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, El Paso Energy EST Company, trustee for EPEC Oil Company Liquidation Trust, Dean Blackwell, Charles Kilgore and Amos Pollard.

Richard J. Lorenz, Lorenz & Carter, Richmond, Texas, for Defendants/Appellants, Individual Executive Officers.

(Court composed of Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS JR., Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD).


JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.

In 1941, John J. Abram, Jr. went to work at the Flintkote plant in Chalmette. Mr. Abram worked there until 1961 except for two intervals: to serve in the military in 1945 and to work for six months at the Tenneco (Bay Petroleum) refinery in Chalmette. During his employment at Flintkote, Mr. Abram worked in production of asbestos-containing roofing materials and later as a production supervisor...

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