IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
June 24, 2009
No. 08-30821
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
In Re:
1993 EXXON COKER FIRE.
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ANDRE AARON; WENDELL AARON; BRENDA ABRAMS;
MARTHA ADCOCK; DOROTHY D. ADDISON, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
versus
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee.
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AYANNA ABADIE, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
versus
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee.
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ADLEAN MCALOPE, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
versus
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
No. 3:93-MD-2
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
After an explosion at a plant owned and operated by Exxon Mobil Corpora-
tion (“Exxon Mobil”), residents living in the area sued, claiming that the com-
pany was strictly liable for the accident. After a bench trial, the district court
decided that the faulty piping in the plant did not create an unreasonable risk
of harm to the plaintiffs, none of whom was killed or injured by the blast.
We have reviewed the briefs and have heard the arguments of counsel. We
have consulted pertinent parts of the record and have researched the applicable
law. The district court accurately employed the proper test and committed no
error, much less any clear error, in finding no unreasonable risk of harm. More-
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .
R. 47.5.4.
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over, the court did not abuse its discretion in any evidentiary ruling.
The judgment is AFFIRMED, essentially for the reasons given by the dis-
trict court in its comprehensive and persuasive Findings of Fact and Conclusions
of Law dated July 18, 2008.
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