Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V Testbank

ELR Citation: ELR 20273
No(s). 82-3059 (5th Cir. Feb 11, 1985)

The court, sitting en banc in a maritime toxic tort case, holds that no recovery is allowed for negligently inflicted economic loss absent physical damage to a proprietary interest. Plaintiff-appellants are various businesses indirectly injured when the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and surrounding ...