Bernard et al v. Progressive Waste Solutions of LA, Inc. et al
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2:18-cv-08218
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- Beveridge & Diamond
- Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea
- Connick and Connick
- Dwyer Cambre
- Gieger Laborde
- Krebs Farley
- Law Office of Bruce C. Betzer
- Liskow & Lewis
- The Voorhies Law Firm
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August 30, 2023
Louisiana Residents Seek Class Cert. In Landfill Odor Suit
Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, urged a federal judge in the state to grant them class certification in their consolidated litigation against a landfill accused of emitting toxic fumes, saying their claims are best dealt with on a classwide basis because they are nuisance-, not medical injury-based.
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March 15, 2019
4 La. Nuisance Class Actions Must Remain In Fed. Court
Nuisance allegations brought by a resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, over a nearby smelly landfill are not exempt from the Class Action Fairness Act and have to stay in federal court, a federal judge has ruled, deciding the law applied to it and three other similar suits.