Legal Opinion
Livingston Parish Police Jury v. Acadiana Shipyard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 1990No. Nos. CA 89 0451 through CA 89 0464PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOIL, Judge.
We are asked to decide whether the trial court properly dismissed as third party defendants the United States and three of its agencies from this toxic tort litigation. We hold the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over all causes of action asserted against the United States and its agencies, and affirm the court’s dismissal of the third party complaints.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This lawsuit originated as a class action, filed in the 21st Judicial District, Parish of Livingston, on July 15, 1986. Plaintiffs, the Livingston Parish Police Jury and residents of Livingston…
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