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 Gerolyn Petit Roussel La Place, Louisiana
Managing Attorney
Gerolyn Roussel has over twenty-seven years of complex litigation experience. Gerolyn Roussel was born, raised, and educated in the River Parishes, and is deeply familiar with its customs, traditions, and strong ethical and religious backgrounds. Gerolyn Roussel was once a partner in a defense firm and has many years of experience in representing large corporations in major litigation. It is this experience that allows her to view cases from both the plaintiff and defense perspective; thus, allowing her to thoroughly represent the severely injured client. Gerolyn Roussel is a cum laude graduate of Tulane University School of Law, where she served on the Board of Editors and as Notes and Comments Editor of The Maritime Lawyer. Gerolyn Roussel is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, and all of the federal and state courts in the State of Louisiana.
Areas of Practice- Mesothelioma and Cancer Claims
- Asbestos Injuries and Diseases
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Admirality and Maritime
- Business and Corporate
- Occupational Diseases
- Toxic Exposures and Toxic Torts
Litigation Percentage- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions- Louisiana, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1983
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1983
Education- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana,
December, 1982
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Journal: The Maritime Lawyer, Board of Editors, 1980 - 1981
Law Journal: The Maritime Lawyer, Notes and Comment Editor, 1981 - 1982
- Louisiana State University,
1974
B.S.
Published Works- Author: Case Note, "Federal Water Pollutions Control Act - The Exclusive Remedy for Recovery by the United States of Oil Spill Cleanup Costs-United States v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.", 5 Maritime Lawyer 296, 1980
- Author: Article, "Judicial Interpretation of 'Occurrence' and 'Pollution Exclusion' Clauses in CGL Policies", 18 The Forum 2, 1988
Representative Cases- Marchand v. Asbestos Defendants, ----So.3d----, 2010 WL 2858668
(La.App. 4 Cir. 7/21/10
)
- Becnel v. Northrop Grumman Ship System, Inc., 2009 WL 5667696
(La.App. 4 Cir 9/28/09
)
- Granier v. Northrop Grumman Ship System, Inc., 2008 WL 5216213
(E.D.La 2008)
- Danos v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 989 So.2d 160
(La.App. 4 Cir. 7/2/08
)
- Buffone Jambon v. Northrop Grumman Ship System, Inc., 2007 WL 2992171
(E.D.La. 2007)
- Herbert v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., 2006-LHC-1609
(OWC 2007)
- Granier v. Avondale Industries, Inc., et al., 940 So.2d 678
(La.App. 4 Cir. 8/16/06
)
- Betty McGee, et al. v. ACandS, Inc., et al., 933 So.2d 770
(La. 7/10/06
)
- Landry v. Anvondale Industries, Inc., 877 So.2d 970
(La. 7/2/04
)
- Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 846 So.2d 813
(La.App. 3 Cir. 2/19/03
)
- Asbestos Plaintiffs v. Borden, Inc., 826 So.2d 581
(La.App. 4 Cir. 8/14/02
)
- Hoerner v. ANCO Insulations, Inc., 812 So.2d 45
(La.App. 4 Cir. 1/23/02
)
- Anderson v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 798 So.2d 93
(La. 10/16/01
)
- Coates v. ANCO Insulations, Inc., 786 So.2d 749
(La.App. 4 Cir. 5/21/01
)
- McDuffie v. ACandS, Inc., 781 So.2d 628
(La.App. 4 Cir. 2/14/01
)
- Farinelli v. St. John The Baptist School Board, 694 So.2d 1073
(La.App. 5 Cir. 4/29/97
)
- Millet v. Crump, 687 So.2d 132
(La.App. 5 Cir. 12/30/96
)
- Douglas v. Allied Signal, Inc., 1993 WL 414644
(E.D.La. 1993)
- Aydell v. Sterns, 677 F.Supp. 877
(M.D. La. 1988)
- Smith v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc., 791 F.2d 411
(5th Cir. 1986)
- Nix v. City of Houma, 488 So.2d 184
(La. 5/20/86
)
- Ducre v. Executive Officers of Halter Marine, Inc., 752 F.2d 976
(5th Cir. 1985)
- Smith v. Odom Offshore Surveys, Inc., 588 F.Supp. 1168
(M.D.La 1984)
Professional Associations and Memberships- American Bar Association
Member
- Federal Bar Association
Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association
Member
Birth Information- August 11, 1953, Lutcher, Louisiana, United States of America
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