Eddy Oliver, Oscarlene Nixon, and Mildred Goodwin v. Orleans Parish School Board
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the CourtVictory, J.
h This class action arises out of the termination of approximately 7,600 former teachers and other permanent employees of the Orleans Parish School Board (the “OPSB”) as a result of Hurricane Katrina *600and the State of Louisiana’s subsequent takeover of Orleans Parish schools. Although the district court denied defendants’ exceptions of res judicata, a five judge panel of the court of appeal unanimously found that res judicata ordinarily would apply to the facts of this case, but that exceptional circumstances barred its application. We granted two writ applications to determine whether the…
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