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Turner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

234 F.R.D. 597 (2006)

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Turner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
234 F.R.D. 597 (2006)

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Facts

Several thousand homeowners and businessowners (owners) (plaintiffs) living near the Meraux Refinery in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, sued Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (Murphy) (defendant) for property damage, personal injury, economic losses, punitive damages, and other claims after more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil leaked from an above-ground tank on property owned by Murphy onto the surrounding properties of the owners in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. After the spill, Murphy worked in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up and remediate the escaped oil, while also establishing a settlement program for residents affected by the spill. The lawsuits filed by the owners were consolidated, and litigation-management systems were put in place by the court. The owners moved for class certification and identified potential class representatives. Murphy filed its opposition to class certification, claiming that its existing settlement program was a superior form of resolution over a class action.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Fallon, J.)

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