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GERMANY v. CONOCOPHILLIPS CO.

No. 2007-1145.

980 So.2d 101 (2008)

John L. GERMANY, et al. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric E. Jarrell, Elizabeth S. Wheeler, Michael D. Roche, Rebecca H. Dietz, King, LeBlanc & Bland, P.L.L.C., Phillip A. Wittmann Daria B. Diaz, Justin P. Lemaire, Jackie M. McCreary, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittman, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Applicant, ConocoPhillips Company.

Donald T. Carmouche, Victor L. Marcello, John H. Carmouche, William R. Coenen, III, John S. DuPont, III, Brian T. Carmouche, Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello, Gonzales, Louisiana, Patricia E. Weeks, John P. Gonzalez, Weeks & Gonzalez, New Orleans, Louisiana, Robert C. Vines, Attorney at Law, M. Bofill Duhé Attorney at Law, New Iberia, Louisiana, New Iberia, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Respondents, James S. McDuff, William L. McDuff, George M. Germany, Jr., Sheila G. Germany, John L. Germany.

Patrick W. Gray, Johnson, Gray, McNamara, LLC, Lafayette, Louisiana, for Defendant/Respondent, Wainoco Oil & Gas Company.

Scott C. Sinclair, Sinclair Law Firm, Shreveport, Louisiana, for Defendant/Respondent, Goodrich Petroleum Company, Inc.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

At issue in this writ application is the procedure to be employed in oilfield contamination suits. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court's holding that, pursuant to Act 312 of 2006, there should be a single trial of all issues before the case is referred to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR).

Facts

Plaintiffs sued four corporate defendants whom they allege conducted oil and gas operations on...

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