Arabie v. CITGO Petroleum Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
_JjThe plaintiffs in these two consolidated appeals are persons asserting injuries caused from a major oil and wastewater spill from Defendant’s refinery. Liability for the cause of the spill is admitted by Defendant, but the amount of damages awarded to the fifteen named plaintiffs in this case is contested on appeal. For the following reasons, we find no abuse of the trial court’s discretion in its awards, and we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The claims in this consolidated appeal arise from an oil hnd wastewater spill that occurred on June 19, 2006, at Defendant, CITGO…
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- McGee v. AC AND S, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Miller v. LammicoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Arabie v. CITGO Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
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