Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Rubicon, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 2, 2003No. 02-1156PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judge.
In this case, one of the defendants, Rubicon, Inc., appeals the trial court’s judgment imposing in solido liability among the defendants, in favor of the plaintiffs, James and Debra Jackson.1 We affirm for reasons other than those given by the trial court.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In March 1998, the Jacksons filed suit for damages arising out of a March 1997 chemical spill in Vinton, Louisiana, in which Debra was exposed to toxic chemicals. Debra was a passenger in a van that passed through the area shortly after two eighteen-wheelers had collided causing…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Berlier v. AP Green Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
3Cited by2 opinions
- P H I, Incorporated v. Apical Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
- Jackson v. Rubicon, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003