Legal Opinion
Dwayne Chauvin v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 9, 2014No. 2014-CC-0808PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Justice..
_JjWe granted the writ' application to determine whether the plaintiff is precluded from asserting a claim for punitive damages after having settled such claims relating to fear of contracting cancer and increased risk of developing cancer in a prior suit, albeit with a reservation of rights as to a claim for damages related to future cancer that is diagnosed after the effective date of the settlement agreement. The trial court found res judicata barred the plaintiffs subsequent claim for punitive damages relating to the diagnosis of cancer where the same alleged misconduct…
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