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WILTZ v. BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. 10-30516.

645 F.3d 690 (2011)

Tess WILTZ, doing business as Opelousas Crawfish House, Plaintiff-Appellant, Beaucoup Crawfish of Eunice, Incorporated, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elwood Clement Stevens, Jr , (argued), Domengeaux, Wright, Roy & Edwards, Andre' F. Toce , Toce Firm, A.P.L.C., Lafayette, LA, Jeorld Edward Knoll , Sr. Atty., Knoll Law Firm, L.L.C., Marksville, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert E. Dille (argued), Allison N. Benoit , Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, Terrence David McCay , Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, for Bayer CropScience, Ltd. Partnership.

Michael T. Pulaski (argued), McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch, L.L.C., Covington, LA, for Allianz Global Risks U.S. Ins. Co.

Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

The Louisiana crawfish industry suffered a precipitous decline when rice seed coated with a pesticide allegedly decimated the 1999-2000 farm-raised crawfish crop. The plaintiffs in this putative class action are buyers and processors of farm-raised crawfish who seek to recover their economic loss from the pesticide manufacturer under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA), LA.REV.STAT. ANN. § 9:2800.54. The district court granted...

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