TRENT v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 05-989.

930 So.2d 324 (2006)

Edward TRENT, Jr., et al. v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Charles Myers, Charles S. McCowan, Jr., Glenn Michael Farnet, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Lyondell Chemical Company.

Terrence D. McCay, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Lyondell Chemical Company.

Thomas M. Bergstedt, Felton Paul Leger, Brian W. Arabie, Bergstedt & Mount, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Olin Corporation.

Tina Louise Wilson, Cox, Cox, Filo, Camel & Wilson, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Edward Trent, Jr., Individually and as Administrator of the Estate.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

In this consolidated personal injury dispute, the plaintiffs alleged that they were exposed to, and injured by, toxic chemicals on the defendants' properties. The defendants filed motions for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. The plaintiffs appeal, asserting two assignments of error. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

The record indicates that Edward Trent, Angelo Honore, Shannon Reed...

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