Case Name: Floyd J. RIVERE and Janice Mary Rivere v. NPC SERVICES, INC.; NUS Corporation, Exxon Corporation; the Dow Chemical Company; Ethyl Corporation; Allied Chemical Corporation; ICI Americas, Inc. (Formerly Rubicon Chemicals, Inc.); Celanese Corporation (Formerly American Hoechst Corporation; Formerly Foster Grant Company, Inc.); Uniroyal, Inc.; Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation; and Shell Chemical, Inc.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1994-01-13
Citations: 631 So. 2d 1153
Docket Number: No. 93-C-2824
Parties: Floyd J. RIVERE and Janice Mary Rivere v. NPC SERVICES, INC.; NUS Corporation, Exxon Corporation; the Dow Chemical Company; Ethyl Corporation; Allied Chemical Corporation; ICI Americas, Inc. (Formerly Rubicon Chemicals, Inc.); Celanese Corporation (Formerly American Hoechst Corporation; Formerly Foster Grant Company, Inc.); Uniroyal, Inc.; Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation; and Shell Chemical, Inc.
Judges: HALL, J., would' grant and docket for argument.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 631
Pages: 1153–1153

Head Matter:
Floyd J. RIVERE and Janice Mary Rivere v. NPC SERVICES, INC.; NUS Corporation, Exxon Corporation; the Dow Chemical Company; Ethyl Corporation; Allied Chemical Corporation; ICI Americas, Inc. (Formerly Rubicon Chemicals, Inc.); Celanese Corporation (Formerly American Hoechst Corporation; Formerly Foster Grant Company, Inc.); Uniroyal, Inc.; Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation; and Shell Chemical, Inc.
No. 93-C-2824.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 13, 1994.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 26, 1994.

Opinion:
In re Rivere, Floyd et al; Rivere, Janice Mary; — Plaintiffs); applying for writ of cer-tiorari and/or review, supervisory and/or remedial; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. "I", No. 336-561; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 92CA 1873.
Granted. The judgment of the court of appeal is reversed, summary judgment is denied, and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings. Whether NPC is the alter ego of the nine companies is a genuine issue of material fact for trial.
HALL, J., would' grant and docket for argument.
ORTIQUE, J., not on panel.