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DUPREE v. LAFAYETTE INS. CO.

No. 2009-C-2602.

51 So.3d 673 (2010)

Charles DUPREE v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard, Cassisa, Elliott & Davis, Howard Bruce Kaplan , Metairie, Wegmann & Adams, LLC, Orr Adams, Jr , William John Wegmann, Jr. , Metairie, for Applicant.

Murphy, Rogers, Sloss & Gambel, Gary Joseph Gambel , Robert Hugh Murphy , Donald Ray Wing , New Orleans, Willis & Buckley, APC, Samuel Olliphant Buckley, III , Jennifer Willis , New Orleans, for Respondent.

GUIDRY, Justice.*

We granted Lafayette Insurance Company's writ application in this class action lawsuit arising out of Hurricane Katrina to determine whether the lower courts correctly applied the standards for analyzing class certification set forth in Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art. 591 et seq. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we conclude the lower courts, under the facts of this case, erred in finding...

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