Legal Opinion
Thibodeaux v. Asbestos Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 2008No. 2007-CA-0617PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.
hThe appellants seek review of a district court judgment which granted the appel-lees’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
One of the named appellants, Marie Thi-bodeaux, has died. She and her husband, Ken Thibodeaux, alleged that the cause of her illness and subsequent death occurred as a result of contracting an asbestos-related disease, mesotheiloma, a type of cancer of the lining of the lungs.
The Thibodeauxs filed suit on December 11, 2002, in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans1 alleging personal injuries as a result of their exposure to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Independent Fire Ins. Co. v. Sunbeam Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1962
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Leake v. ParsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Willis v. MeddersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
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