Background
Fallon, Eldon E. was born on February 16, 1939 in New Orleans. Son of Edward and Delia (Koster) Fallon.
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Tulane University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960. Juris Doctor, 1962); Yale University (Master of Laws, 1963). Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1960-1962.
Member, Scribes.
Member of Faculty, Tulane Law School, since 1975.
Career
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Fallon received a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in 1959, a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in 1962, and an Master of Laws from Yale Law School in 1963. Fallon was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1962 to 1995, and was also an adjunct professor, Tulane Law School from 1975 to 1993. He has authored, Trial Handbook for Louisiana Lawyers, Lawyers Company-Operative Publishing Company, First Edition, 1981, Second Edition, 1992.
Third Edition, 2007.
Offshore Oil Field Litigation-Cases and Materials, Tulane University School of Law. And voluminous law review and law journal articles, and numerous presentations at continuing legal education seminars. On February 3, 1995, Fallon was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Adrian Guy Duplantier.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 8, 1995, and received his commission on May 10, 1995.
Hospital construction (2010) - National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, et al.
Judge Fallon ruled against two preservationists who did not want the United States. 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.
Drywall cases (2009-2011) - Fernandez v. Knauf, et.al. 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. 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.
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.
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. 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 Company
Limited 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. 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.
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New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member of Council, Section on Insurance, Negligence, Admiralty and Compensation Law, 1972-1973. Member, Committee on Prepaid Legal Services, 1975. Chairman, Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1979-1981.
Secretary Treasurer, 1981-1982.
Editor-in-Chief, Louisiana Bar Journal, 1981-1982. Chairman, Medical-Legal Interprofessional Committee, 1983-1984.
President-Elect, 1984-1985. President, 1985-1986) and American (Member, Committee on Jury Trials, 1970-1971) Bar Associations.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Committeeman, 1968-1970.
1976-1977. Secretary-Treasurer, 1981-1982, Vice-Chairman, 1983-1984 and Chairman, 1985, Admiralty Section). Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1969-1970.
1980-1981); Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association.
Maritime Law Association of the United States. Society of American Law Teachers. American Board of Trial Advocates.
Connections
Married Cecile Fallon, September 28, 1967.
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American
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1962
Awards
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Recipient Louisiana Medaille de la Ville de Paris, American Bar Association, 1983, National Pro Bono Publico award, 1987, Pursuit of Justice award, 2005, Herbert Harley award, American Judicature Society, 2005.Recipient Louisiana Medaille de la Ville de Paris, American Bar Association, 1983, National Pro Bono Publico award, 1987, Pursuit of Justice award, 2005, Herbert Harley award, American Judicature Society, 2005.