BATES v. E.D. BULLARD CO.

No. 11-187.

76 So.3d 111 (2011)

Wilbert BATES, et ux. v. E.D. BULLARD COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Centola, III , Martzell & Bickford, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Wilbert and Edna Bates.

Katherine Marie Loos , Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Southern Silica of Louisiana, Inc.

Scott W. Browne , Coffey & Browne, L.L.P., Beaumont, TX, for Defendant/Appellee, Specialty Sand Company.

Court composed of ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.


PICKETT, Judge.

The plaintiff, who contracted silicosis as a result of his exposure to silica dust in his employment as a sandblaster, and his wife appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment dismissing their claims against the defendants that supplied sand to his employer for sandblasting. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Wilbert Bates was employed by SBA Shipyards for the period 1980...

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