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C.M. Thibodaux, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Citations: 865 So. 2d 86; 2004 La. LEXIS 343; 2004 WL 353010Docket: No. 2003-CC-3143

Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana; January 29, 2004; Louisiana; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. and several co-defendants, including Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., Shell Oil Co., and others, sought supervisory and/or remedial writs from the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit concerning a ruling from the Orleans Parish Civil District Court (Case No. 01-16872). The appellate court denied their application for writs.

Legal Issues Addressed

Appellate Review of Writ Applications

Application: The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit exercised its discretion to deny the application for supervisory and/or remedial writs from Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. and several co-defendants.

Reasoning: The appellate court denied their application for writs.

Supervisory and Remedial Writs

Application: Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. and several co-defendants sought supervisory and/or remedial writs to challenge a ruling from the Orleans Parish Civil District Court.

Reasoning: Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. and several co-defendants, including Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., Shell Oil Co., and others, sought supervisory and/or remedial writs from the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit concerning a ruling from the Orleans Parish Civil District Court (Case No. 01-16872).