BOUGERE v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP.

No. 12-CA-181.

105 So.3d 862 (2012)

Mildred M. BOUGERE, Vicki Bougere Fleming, William R.E. Bougere and Gary Bougere v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (Successor to Avondale Shipyards, Inc.) Avondale Shipyards Inc., Kemper Insurance Group, Travelers Insurance Company and Commercial Union Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Remy Fransen, Jr. , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellants.

Samuel M. Rosamond, III , Adam D. deMahy , Gary A. Lee , Richard M. Perles , Gordon P. Wilson , A. Ann Cates , David L. Hoskins , Kristopher T. Wilson , Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, Brian C. Bossier , Edwin A. Ellinghausen , Christopher T. Grace, III , Attorneys at Law, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellees.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the trial court's judgment granting defendants' exception of no cause of action dismissing their wrongful death claims pursuant to the immunity extended in La. R.S. 23:1032. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Fernand Fortune Bougere was employed by Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (Avondale) from 1945 until his retirement as a welding supervisor in May of...

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