Legal Opinion
Cotton v. GAYLORD CHEMICAL CORP.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 8, 1997No. 97-CC-800, 97-CC-830PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
693 So.2d 147 (1997)
Gloria COTTON, et al.
v.
GAYLORD CHEMICAL CORP., et al.
Eddie WALKER, et al.
v.
GAYLORD CHEMICAL, et al.
KATES, et al.
v.
GAYLORD CHEMICAL CORPORATION, et al.
Nos. 97-CC-800, 97-CC-830.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 8, 1997.
Stay order denied. Writ Denied.
2Concurrence · CalogeroCalogero, C.J.
LEMMON, J., not on panel; recused.
2Concurrence · CalogeroCalogero, Chief Justice
I join the majority in denying the consolidated writ applications because the court of appeal has made a call I would not upset: Namely, that the district court has not sufficiently tested the adequacy of plaintiff class representatives through an evidentiary hearing "prior to her certification…
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