JOHNSON v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BD.

NO. 2014-CA-0277.

219 So.3d 452 (2017)

John JOHNSON, Individually and as Representative of the Class of those Similarly Situated v. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, XYZ Insurance Company, City of New Orleans, and ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 26, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda S. Harang , Law Offices of Warren A. Forstall, Jr., P.L.C., 320 N. Carrolton Ave, Suite 200, New Orleans, LA 70119-5111, AND, Suzette Peychaud Bagneris , THE BAGNERIS FIRM, L.L.C., P.O. Box 6129, New Orleans, LA 70124, AND, Stephen B. Murray, Sr. , MURRAY LAW FIRM, 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2150, New Orleans, LA 70130 AND, George J.G. Roux , 127 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, AND, Joseph Michael Bruno , BRUNO & BRUNO, 855 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70113, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES, FLIGHT I PLAINTIFFS.

Roy J. Rodney, Jr. , John K. Etter , RODNEY & ETTER, LLC, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2690, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, HOUSING AUTHORITY, OF NEW ORLEANS.

Adam J. Swensek , Chief Deputy City Attorney, Rebecca H. Dietz , City Attorney, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 5E03, New Orleans, LA 70112, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

(Court composed of Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins, Judge Marion F. Edwards, Pro Tempore)


Judge Terri F. Love

This appeal arises from class action litigation regarding damages suffered by plaintiffs buying property, living, or working on or near a former landfill. Having previously adjudicated the class certification and common issues of liability against the housing authority and the City of New Orleans, the trial court began assessing damages to the first flight of non-class representative plaintiffs. The trial court assessed the plaintiffs...

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