La. Supreme Court Denies Relief in Joinder Dispute

NEW ORLEANS -- The Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to review a trial court decision allowing the joinder of several plaintiffs to four welding fume cases, according to the court's docket. Bayles v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., No. 07-CC-0534; Addison, et al. v. A.O. Smith Corp., et al., No. 07-CC-0533; Andre, et al. v. A.O. Smith, Barras, et al. v. A.O. Smith, et al., No. 07-CC-0535 (La. Sup. Ct.).

On June 1, the defendants' writs of supervisory review applications were listed in the court's docket as denied.

In briefs supporting their application, the defendants contended that the joinder …