Orleans Parish Sch. Bd. v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd.
ELR Citation: ELR 21158 No(s). 95-30670 (5th Cir. May 22, 1997)
The court holds that Louisiana's one-year statute of limitations for delictual actions barred a school board's claims for asbestos removal costs against asbestos manufacturers. The statute of limitations began to run in 1980, when the school board knew that it had a serious asbestos problem and that...