Legal Opinion
Arabie v. CITGO Petroleum Corp.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 13, 2012No. 2010-C-2605PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Justice.
|, We granted this writ application in order to determine whether the courts below erred as to the allocation of fault, in awarding damages for fear of future injury, and in awarding punitive damages. For the reasons which follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and render judgment.
FACTS and PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On the night of June 18 and the morning of June 19, 2006, southwest Louisiana experienced a severe rainstorm. As a consequence of the storm, the stormwater drainage and storage system, including the wastewater treatment facility, at the Lake Charles, Louisiana,…
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