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HOWARD v. UNION CARBIDE CORP.

No. 2009-C-2750.

50 So.3d 1251 (2010)

Donna HOWARD, Individually and on Behalf of Her Two Minor Children, Chad Howard and Kendra Howard, Clarence Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Orville Johnson and Helen Johnson v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP, David Mark Bienvenu, Jr. , Lexi Trahan Holinga , John Parham Murrill , Baton Rouge, for Applicant.

Roy F. Amedee, Jr. , New Orleans, Paula Adams Ates , Destrehan, Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Patrick W. Pendley , Christopher L. Coffin , Stanley Paul Baudin , Nicholas Ryan Rockforte , Plaquemine, The Lemmon Law Firm, LLC, Megan E. Matheny , Orma L. Netting , Andrew A. Lemmon , Hahnville, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.*

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the district court abused its discretion in awarding damages in a class action suit resulting from a chemical leak. For the reasons that follow, we conclude the district court abused its discretion.

UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case arises from a chemical leak at a plant in Taft, Louisiana owned by defendant, Union Carbide Corporation...

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