5th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Chemical Injury Claims Based On State Law Remedy

Mealey's (July 6, 2022, 1:25 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 1 affirmed a lower court’s ruling which dismissed a woman’s chemical injury claim related to exposure to herbicides sprayed on land neighboring her house. The panel held that the claim was covered by Louisiana law that applies to negligence claims....