CARUSO v. CHALMETTE REFINING, LLC

Nos. 2016-CA-1117, 2016-CA-1118.

222 So.3d 859 (2017)

Vincent CARUSO, Jr., et al v. CHALMETTE REFINING, LLC. Audrey Raymond v. Chalmette Refining, LLC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. McNeal , Charles B. Wilmore , Matthew D. Simone , LISKOW & LEWIS, One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000, New Orleans, LA 70139-5099, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, CHALMETTE REFINING, L.L.C.

Thomas E. Schwab , BARKLEY & THOMPSON, L.C., 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2230, New Orleans, LA 70112, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, EATON CORPORATION.

Jeffrey Berniard , BERNIARD LAW FIRM, 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 101, New Orleans, LA 70130 AND Sidney D. Torres, III , Roberta L. Burns , Beau Camel , LAW OFFICES OF SIDNEY D. TORRES, III, APLC, Torres Park Plaza, 8301 West Judge Perez Drive, Suite 303, Chalmette, LA 70043 AND Gregory P. DiLeo , Benjamin W. Gulick , 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 101, New Orleans, LA 70130 AND Jay Andry, Jr. , 710 Carondelet Street, Suite 100, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES VINCENT CARUSO, JR., AUDREY RAYMOND AND KAREN REYNOLDS.

(Court composed of Judge Edwin A. Lombard, Judge Rosemary Ledet, Judge Terrel J. Broussard, Pro Tempore).


Chalmette Refining, L.L.C., and Eaton Corporation appeal the district court's amended judgment of June 17, 2016, which arose out of a June 15, 2015 bench trial. The trial was held to determine an award of cleaning cost damages in this class action proceeding.1 For the reasons herein...

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