Andre Defendants Ask Louisiana Court for $190,676 in Trial Costs

NEW ORLEANS - Defendants who prevailed in a recent trial of alleged welding fume injuries have asked the Louisiana trial court to award them $190,675.94 in costs, including expert witness fees. Andre v. A.O. Smith Corp., No. 2003-11573 and Barras v. A.O. Smith Corp., No. 2004-873 (La. Civ. Dist. Ct., Orleans Parish).

"Defendants' Rule to Tax Costs was filed on April 24 in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, where jurors ended a 21-day trial on March 7 by rejecting claims by four former welders who sought damages for manganism and other illnesses (See HarrisMartin's Litigation Watch: Welding Fumes, March …