Eldon Fallon
Eldon Fallon is afederal judge onsenior status with theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He joined the court in 1995 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton.[1] He assumed senior status on January 1, 2024.[2]
Education
Fallon graduated from Tulane University inNew Orleans with his bachelor's degree in 1959 and later from Louisiana State University Law School with hisJ.D. degree in 1962. Fallon went on to obtain a Masters in Law in 1963 from Yale Law School.[1]
Professional career
Fallon was a private practice attorney inLouisiana from 1962 to 1995 and also served as an Adjunct Professor at Tulane Law School from 1975 to 1993.[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Louisiana
On the recommendation of Louisiana U.S. Senators John Breaux and Bennett Johnston, Fallon was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana by PresidentBill Clinton on February 3, 1995, to a seat vacated by JudgeAdrian Duplantier as Duplantier assumed senior status. Fallon was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 8, 1995, and received commission onMay 10, 1995.[3] He assumed senior status on January 1, 2024.[2]
Noteworthy cases
Hospital construction (2010)
Judge Fallon ruled against two preservationists who did not want the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs and the State of Louisiana to build two new hospitals near the French Quarter in New Orleans.
On March 31, 2010, Judge Fallon found no reason to prevent the building project valued at $2 billion to move forward. The judge's ruling found that there were enough environmental impact studies completed before moving the project forward, a main objection by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[4]
Drywall cases (2009-2011)
- See also:United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Fernandez v. Knauf, et.al, 2:09-md-02047-EEF-JCW)
- See also:United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Fernandez v. Knauf, et.al, 2:09-md-02047-EEF-JCW)
Judge Fallon presided over a trial for many homeowners who sued Knauf Plasterboard because the drywall has a sulfur type substance that deteriorated the drywall causing concerns that their homes may be unlivable.[5]
The judge heard the case as part of 600 different cases that were consolidated into a special multi-district litigation case that would allow many other home owners to settle their cases out of court.[5]
On November 3, 2009, Judge Fallon certified class action status for the lawsuit so litigants across the country could pursue their cases in Louisiana as part of one huge case.[6]
Judge Fallon ruled on April 8, 2010, that Taishan Gypsum must pay $2.6 million dollars in damages to seven Virginia homeowners. Also, Taishan Gypsum must remove the drywall out of the eight homes that had the material installed. The ruling that Judge Fallon made is the first of a series of rulings that would determine other cases as there are over 2,100 cases pending in federal courts involving different Chinese drywall manufacturers.[7]
The first fully contested trial in the drywall case resulted in a verdict on April 27, 2010. The judge ordered drywall manufacturer Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd to pay a New Orleans couple $164,000 plus all necessary attorneys fees after their drywall products damaged the home of Tatum and Charlene Hernandez in Louisiana.[8]
In December 2011, Knauf proposed an unlimited settlement to repair the homes with the defective drywall. In addition, the company offered $30 million for those who reported health problems because of the material.[9][10]
Fallon assumed senior status on January 1, 2024.[2]
Courtroom documents-Chinese drywall
- CLICK HERE for the settlement from December 21, 2011
- CLICK HERE for the official ruling inFernandez v. Knauf, et.al, April 22, 2010
- CLICK HERE for the official ruling inGermano, et.al v. Taishan case, April 8, 2010
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- News: Taxicab rule case goes to Louisiana federal court,July 31, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.2Judge Fallon's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center
- ↑2.02.12.2United States Courts, "Current Judicial Vacancies," accessed January 1, 2024
- ↑[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/D?nomis:1:./temp/nomisEuBrJw::THOMAS, "Eldon E. Fallon USDC, EDLA confirmation:PN186-104"]
- ↑WWL-TV "Judge OKs hospital projects in New Orleans ," March 31, 2010
- ↑5.05.1Law.com, "Federal Judge Puts Chinese Drywall Cases on 'Rocket Docket," August 11, 2009
- ↑Reuters, "Federal Judge Announces Breakthrough Agreement in Chinese Drywall Litigation," November 3, 2009
- ↑Bloomberg "Judge Awards $2.6 Million in Chinese Drywall Suit," April 8, 2010
- ↑Herald-Tribune, "New Orleans federal judge finds for drywall victims," April 27, 2010
- ↑United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, MDL NO. 2047, December 21, 2011
- ↑Insurance Journal, "Judge Urged to Approve Chinese Drywall Settlements," November 15, 2012
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