Roache v. ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.

MARION F. EDWARDS, Chief Judge.

LThe four judgments before us in this appeal derive from a lengthy and complex action for damages involving the contamination of land by various oil field-related companies over a period of decades. The initial action involved a large tract of commercial property in Harvey, Louisiana, some of which the Grefer family owned since 1875. The property had been used to clean pipes used in oil field drilling from about 1945 until about 1997. During that time, numerous oil companies brought pipes to the property for cleaning by numerous oilfield-related companies. This…