Case Name: Mona BERNARD, Wife of/and Larry Bernard, et al. v. THIGPEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-11-21
Citations: 702 So. 2d 1387
Docket Number: Nos. 97-C-1877, 97-C-1893 and 97-C-1894
Parties: Mona BERNARD, Wife of/and Larry Bernard, et al. v. THIGPEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, et al.
Judges: LEMMON and JOHNSON, JJ., would deny the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 702
Pages: 1387–1388

Head Matter:
Mona BERNARD, Wife of/and Larry Bernard, et al. v. THIGPEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, et al.
Nos. 97-C-1877, 97-C-1893 and 97-C-1894.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Nov. 21, 1997.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The rulings of the lower courts are vacated and set aside. In Kenneth E. Ford, et al. v. Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc., et al., 96-2913, — So.2d-(La. 9/9/97), this court held that under, certain circumstances, the existence of individual causation and liability issues as to each potential class member may so predominate over common issues that class certification is inappropriate. The trial court in this case erred in refusing to allow the introduction by defendants of evidence of causation. The certification of the class is vacated, and the matter is remanded to the trial court to conduct a new class certification hearing in light of this court's holding in Kenneth E. Ford, et al. v. Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc., et al., 96-2913,-So.2d-(La. 9/9/97).
LEMMON and JOHNSON, JJ., would deny the writ.
KNOLL, J., not on panel.