Arabie v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

11 Fourteen plaintiffs, who were exposed to Citgo Petroleum Corporation’s slop oil and waste water release, assert that the trial court erred in its assessment of damages. We find — because a defendant is liable for all the costs associated with a plaintiff’s surgery if the defendant’s actions accelerated the need for that surgery-that the trial court misapplied the law by awarding only a portion of damages incurred by one of the plaintiffs who has undergone a surgery as a result of his exposure. We also find that the trial court abused its discretion by awarding all…