Plaintiffs Oppose Employer's Motion for Rehearing in Household Meso Case

NEW ORLEANS - The family of a woman who died of mesothelioma allegedly caused by household exposure to asbestos has opposed a construction contractor appellant's request for rehearing, stating that the issues raised in the application do not warrant modification of the unanimous opinion affirming the trial court's $1.5 million judgment. Chaisson, et al. v. Avondale Industries Inc., et al., No. 2005-CA-1511 (La. Ct. App., 4th Cir.).

In a Jan. 8 response filed in Louisiana's 4th Circuit Court of Appeal, Evano Chaisson Jr. and his two major daughters claim that H.B. Zachry Co. refuses to accept that a New Orleans …