Legal Opinion
Guidry v. Dow Chemical Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 2012No. Nos. 2012-C-0436, 2012-CA-0198PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.
| jin this toxic exposure case, the defendants, Union Carbide Corporation, the Dow Chemical Company and the State of Louisiana through the Department of Environmental Quality, appeal the trial court’s granting of class certification. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In the early morning hours of July 7, 2009, tank 2310 at Union Carbide Corporation’s facility in Taft, Louisiana experienced an unexpected release of a chemical known as ethyl acrylate. In response, the St. Charles Parish Department of Emergency Preparedness initiated a road closure and evacuated…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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