Legal Opinion
Elfer v. Murphy Oil, U.S.A., Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 12, 2001No. 2001-C-1058PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 ARMSTRONG, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The relators, Victoria Elfer, et al., seek review of a judgment granting the exceptions of lis pendens and res judicata filed by the defendants Murphy Oil, Entergy, Louisiana, Walworth Company and Atlantic Richfield Company.
FACTS
The instant case arises from the peremptory exceptions of lis pendens and res judicata filed by the defendants in response to a class action petition filed by the relators. The relators attempted to become members of one of several class action suits filed against the defendants in response to an explosion at Murphy Oil…
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- In re Shell Oil RefineryDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
- DAUL INS. AGENCY, INC. v. Parish of JeffersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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