SPILLMAN v. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC.

No. 2007 CA 0763.

994 So.2d 132 (2008)

Bruce A. SPILLMAN v. ANCO INSULATIONS, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 9, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cameron R. Waddell, Jody E. Anderman, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Renee M. Melancon, Lisa White Shirley, Dallas, Texas, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Ione Spillman and Pamela Spillman Nowell.

Gary A. Bezet, Glenn M. Farnet, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Before GAIDRY, McDONALD, and McCLENDON, JJ.


GAIDRY, J.

In this case, an employer appeals a judgment rendered against it in a survival action arising from its employee's exposure to asbestos on the job.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Bruce Spillman worked for Exxon in various positions from 1945 until 1986 and was exposed to asbestos in the course and scope of his employment. In May of 2005, Mr. Spillman was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a fatal form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, and...

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