LUCAS v. HOPEMAN BROS., INC.

No. 2010-CA-1037.

60 So.3d 690 (2011)

Charlotte LUCAS, Ron Lucas, Gilbert Lucas and Adam Lucas, individually and on behalf of their Deceased Husband and Father, Respectively, Lois Gilbert Lucas v. HOPEMAN BROTHERS, INC., Uniroyal, Inc., Foster Wheeler Corporation, Crown Cork and Seal Company, Inc., Viacom, Inc., Eagle, Inc., Reilly Benton Company, Inc., Charles Johnson, General Electric Corporation, and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Ardoin , Damon R. Pourciau , Ardoin Law Firm, Kenner, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Blaine A. Moore , Louis O. Oubre , Kaye N. Courington , Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Duncan Courington & Rydberg, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Hopeman Brothers, Inc. and Charles N. Johnson, Jr.

John J. Hainkel III , Angela M. Bowlin , Sheri S. Faust , James H. Brown, Jr. , John Cazale , Peter R. Tafaro , Andrew M. Maestri , Frilot LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Foster Wheeler, LLC and CBS Corporation, A Delaware Corporation, F/K/A Viacom, Inc., Successor by Merger to CBS Corporation, F/K/A Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

Thomas L. Cougill , Kenneth R. Royer , Jeanette S. Riggins , Diane M. Sweezer , Jamie M. Zanovec , Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, LLP, Houston, TX, for Reilly-Benton Company, Inc.

Court composed of CHARLES R. JONES, TERRI F. LOVE, and MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judges.


MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

In this wrongful death action, the plaintiffs appeal the trial court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Hopeman Brothers, Inc. and Charles N. Johnson, Jr. (collectively "Hopeman Brothers"); CBS Corporation ("Westinghouse/CBS");1 Foster Wheeler, LLC ("Foster Wheeler"); and Reilly Benton Company, Inc. ("Reilly Benton"), and dismissing the plaintiffs' claims against them with prejudice.

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