Landry-Boudreaux v. Progressive Waste Solutions of LA, Inc., et al

  1. August 30, 2023

    Louisiana Residents Seek Class Cert. In Landfill Odor Suit

    Residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, urged a federal judge in the state to grant them class certification in their consolidated litigation against a landfill accused of emitting toxic fumes, saying their claims are best dealt with on a classwide basis because they are nuisance-, not medical injury-based.

  2. March 15, 2019

    4 La. Nuisance Class Actions Must Remain In Fed. Court

    Nuisance allegations brought by a resident of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, over a nearby smelly landfill are not exempt from the Class Action Fairness Act and have to stay in federal court, a federal judge has ruled, deciding the law applied to it and three other similar suits.