Legal Opinion
Watters v. Department of Social Services
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 2012No. 2011-CA-1174PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. JONES, Chief Judge.
11 This is an appeal of a judgment awarding damages to 46 out of 50 class members involved in a toxic tort class action concerning injuries suffered while working at the Plaza Tower office building between 1996 and 2002. The Appellees, Sherry Watters, et al., (Appellees) are members of a class comprised of State employees who allege that while working in the Plaza Tower office building, they were exposed to mold. The class is made up of Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) and Department of Social Services (DSS) employees, who suffered a variety of health…
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