Supreme Court of Louisiana January 28, 2009, No. 2009-CC-0128 (Walker v. Avondale Industries, Inc.)

In re Okonite Company; Rockbestos-Surprenant Cable Corp.; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. H, No. 2003-3384; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2009-C-0047.

Granted. A district court is accorded broad discretion in determining whether expert testimony should be held admissible. Cheairs v.