BOUDREAUX v. ABLE SUPPLY CO.

No. 08-1350.

19 So.3d 1263 (2009)

Patsy Jane BOUDREAUX, et al. v. ABLE SUPPLY COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Landry, Frank J. Swarr, David R. Cannella, Landry & Swarr, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Patsy Jane Boudreaux, et al.

Walter & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Patsy Jane Boudreaux, et al.

Erin Fury Parkinson, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, American Cyanamid Co.

Gary A. Bezet, Gayla M. Moncla, Barrye Panepinto Miyagi, Allison Benoit, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Olin Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp., et al.

John D. Person, Sarah Lowman, Middleberg, Riddle, & Gianna, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Fluor Constructors Int'l, Inc., Fluor Corp. & Fluor Maintenance Serv. Inc.

Ronald A. Johnson, Janet W. Marshall, Johnson, Johnson, Barrios & Yacoubian, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, B.P. America, Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co.

Richard Sulzer, Robert Williams, Sulzer & Williams, LLC, Covington, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.

John T. Balhoff, James Garner, Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hibbert, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Air Liquide America Corporation.

Lexi T. Holinga, Taylor, Porter, Brooks and Phillips, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, The Dow Chemical Company.

Lynn Luker, Lori A. Walters, Lynn Luker & Associates, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation.

John Hainkel, III, Michelle St. Cyr, Frilot LLC, New Orleans, LA for Defendant/Appellee, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation.

Joshua Rubenstein, Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Ingersoll-Rand Company.

Darryl J. Foster, Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/appellee, Monsanto Company.

Kathleen Drew, A. Kirk Gasperecz, Adams and Reese, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Estech, Inc.

Yul Lorio, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Lyndell Chemical & Millenium Petrochemicals, Inc.

Scott A. Soule, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Citgo Petroleum Corporation.

Amy L. Maccherone, Theresa R. Becher, Abbott, Simses & Kuchler, APLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, General Motors Corporation and E.I. Du Pont De Nemourers and Co.

David Bourgeous, Duplass, Zwain, Bourgeous & Morton, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Seville, Inc.

William L. Schuette, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere and Denegre, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, CBS Corporation and General Electric Corporation.

Alan K. Breaud, Breaud & Meyers, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Omega Protein, Inc.

Forrest Ron Wilkes, Molly M. Gattuso, Ann S. Russell, Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, O-I, Inc.

John Hainkel, III, Sherri S. Faust, Frilot LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., f/k/a Aqua-Chem, Inc.

Christopher K. Lightfoot, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.

Matthew S. Lott, Dogan & Wileinson, PLLC, Pascagoula, MS, for Defendant/Appellee, Crane Co.

Diane M. Sweezer, Beason Willingham, Houston, TX, for Defendant/Appellee, Reilly Benton, Inc.

Duris Homes, Jaime H. Bagglio, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Riley Power, Inc., Anco Insulations, Inc., and Zurn Industries, LLC.

Mike Lonegrass New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.

Cory Cahn, W. Scott Brown, Entergy Services, Inc., New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Texas, Inc.

Cynthia Branch, Spyridon, Palermo, and Dornan, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Turner Industries, LLC.

Glen L. Swetman, Kay Baxter, Brandie L. Mendoza, Aultan, Tyner, Ruffin & Swetman, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.

James Sutterfield, Scott T. Winstead, Sutterfield & Webb, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Able Supply Company.

Sue Kohn, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Eagle, Inc.


COOKS, Judge.

This litigation involves the survival and wrongful death claims filed by the widow and children of the decedent, Lloyd Joseph Boudreaux, Jr. It is alleged Mr. Boudreaux contracted, and subsequently died from, malignant mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure. Plaintiffs alleged Mr. Boudreaux sustained significant occupational exposure to asbestos from the 1950's to the 1970's as an insulator at various worksites in Texas and Louisiana.

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