Louisiana Afl-Cio v. Lanier Business Products, Inc., Third Party v. Martin Bennett, Third Party

OPINION

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

In this Louisiana diversity case we are presented with the question whether a plaintiff in a redhibitory action may obtain a reduction in price for the inconvenience caused by the product and for the overall poor performance of the product. We answer the question in the affirmative. We further hold that the district court’s findings of fact are not clearly erroneous, that the district court acted within its discretion in determining the amount of the reduction, and that an unincorporated association may obtain a reduction in price for inconvenience and…