GUIDRY v. DOW CHEMICAL CO.

NO. 2016-CA-0757.

214 So.3d 78 (2017)

Sheila GUIDRY v. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY and the State of Louisiana through the Department of Environmental Quality.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory P. DiLeo , Benjamin W. Gulick , GREGORY P. DILEO, APLC, 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 101, New Orleans, LA 70130, Jeffrey P. Berniard , BERNIARD LAW FIRM, LLC, 300 Lafayette Street, Suite 101, New Orleans, LA 70130, Ron A. Austin , AUSTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 400 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, LA 70058-4442, J. Bart Kelly, III , Roderick R. Alvendia , ALVENDIA KELLY & DEMAREST, LLC, 909 Poydras Street, Suite 1625, New Orleans, LA 70112-4500, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLEES.

Neil C. Abramson , Joe B. Norman , Kelly B. Becker , Kathryn Z. Gonski , Katie S. Roth , Nora B. Bilbro , Dana M. Douglas , LISKOW & LEWIS, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 5000, New Orleans, LA 70139-5099, Mark C. Dodart , PHELPS DUNBAR, LLP, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70130-6534, Phillip E. Foco , David M. Bienvenu, Jr. , Lexi T. Holinga , BIENVENU, BONNECAZE, FOCO, VIATOR, HOLINGA, APLLC, 4210 Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70809, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

(Court composed of Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Edwin A. Lombard, Judge Rosemary Ledet).


This is a mass tort, toxic exposure case. This is the second time this case has come before this court on appeal. The previous appeal was from the trial court's December 15, 2011 judgment certifying a plaintiff class. Guidry v. Dow Chem. Co., 12-0436, 12-0198 (La.App. 4 Cir. 11/14/12), 105 So.3d 900...

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