Legal Opinion
Mongrue v. Monsanto Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2001No. 00-30052PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANE A. RESTANI, Judge:
The issue before the court is whether remand is necessary for the district court to consider a takings claim against a private entity under the federal Constitution rather than the Louisiana Constitution. Roland J. Mongrue, Clyde A. Gisclair and Sylvia Gisclair (collectively, “Appellants”) originally brought an action in Louisiana state court against Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”). The Appellants had alleged, inter alia, that wastewater injected underground by Monsanto pursuant to a permit issued by the Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation had migrated into their…
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