Court Denies Class Certification in Medical Monitoring Asbestos Lawsuit

GRETNA, La. -- A Louisiana State Court has denied class certification in an asbestos medical monitoring lawsuit, opining that the plaintiffs failed to satisfy the majority of the requirements governing a class action. Bourgeois v. A.P. Green, No. 488-642 (La. 24th Jud. Dist. Ct.).

In a Jan 5 oral decision, Judge Robert J. Burns of the Louisiana 24th Judicial District Court ruled that class certification would not be proper, primarily because of the plaintiffs' vague class membership criteria, sources stated.

Sources said that three former employees of the Avondale Shipyard filed the lawsuit seeking medical monitoring for their alleged exposure …