ARABIE v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORP.

No. 2010-C-2605.

89 So.3d 307 (2012)

Craig Steven ARABIE, et al. v. CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simien Law Firm, Marshall Joseph Simien, Jr. , Lake Charles, LA, Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC, Richard Edward Sarver , Craig Robert Isenberg , Meredith Anne Cunningham , Michael Kevin Powell , Jonathan R. Bourg , New Orleans, LA, Scofield, Gerard, Singletary & Pohorelsky, Richard E. Gerard, Jr. , Robert E. Landry , John B. Scofield , William B. Swift, LLC, Willam Brock Swift , Lake Charles, LA, for Applicant.

Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. , New Orleans, LA, Baggett, McCall, Burgess, Watson & Gaughan, Wells Talbot Watson , Cox, Cox, Filo, Camel & Wilson, Richard Elliott Wilson , Lake Charles, LA, Donohue Patrick PLLC, Kirk Albert Patrick, III , Baton Rouge, LA, Peter J. Butler, LLC, Peter J. Butler , for Respondent.


CLARK, Justice.

We granted this writ application in order to determine whether the courts below erred as to the allocation of fault, in awarding damages for fear of future injury, and in awarding punitive damages. For the reasons which follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and render judgment.

FACTS and PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On the night of June 18 and the morning of June 19, 2006, southwest Louisiana experienced a severe rainstorm. As a consequence...

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