LEGEAUX v. BORG-WARNER CORPORATION

Civil Action No. 16-13773.

NOLAN LEGEAUX ET AL., SECTION I, v. BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, ET AL.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

February 8, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal - Asbestos Litigation
Nature of Suit: 368 P.I. : Asbestos
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan Legeaux, Plaintiff, represented by Alex S. Dunn, Jr. , Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C..

Nolan Legeaux, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Scott Dillahunty , Ferrell Law Group, pro hac vice.

Susan Legeaux, Plaintiff, represented by Alex S. Dunn, Jr. , Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C. & Matthew Scott Dillahunty , Ferrell Law Group, pro hac vice.

CBS Corporation, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

CertainTeed Corporation Inc., Defendant, represented by Arthur Wendel Stout, III , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Barbara Bourgeois Ormsby , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Jason P. Franco , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Jennifer E. Adams , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP & William Claudy Harrison, Jr. , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP.

General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Defendant, represented by Gayla M. Moncla , Kean Miller, Alexandra E. Rossi , Kean Miller, Allison N. Benoit , Kean Miller, Anthony M. Williams , Kean Miller LLP, Barrye Panepinto Miyagi , Kean Miller, Gregory M. Anding , Kean Miller, Jay Morton Jalenak, Jr. , Kean Miller, Robert E. Dille , Kean Miller & Sarah W. Anderson , Kean Miller.

Genuine Parts Company, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Magali Ann Puente-Martin , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Goulds Pumps, Incorporated, Defendant, represented by Lauren Ann McCulloch , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Union Carbide Corporation, Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Melissa M. Desormeaux , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Milele N. St. Julien , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP, Laura M. Gillen , Blue Williams, LLP, Michelle A. Beaty , Blue Williams, LLP & Patrick Kevin Shockey , Blue Williams, LLP.

Puget Sound Commerce Center, Inc., Defendant, represented by Scott C. Seiler , Liskow & Lewis, Charles B. Wilmore , Liskow & Lewis, Patrick B. Reagin , Liskow & Lewis, Philip Dore , Liskow & Lewis & Tiffany L. Delery , Liskow & Lewis.

Vigor Industrial LLC, Defendant, represented by Scott C. Seiler , Liskow & Lewis, Charles B. Wilmore , Liskow & Lewis, Patrick B. Reagin , Liskow & Lewis, Philip Dore , Liskow & Lewis & Tiffany L. Delery , Liskow & Lewis.

Vigor Shipyards, Inc., Defendant, represented by Scott C. Seiler , Liskow & Lewis, Charles B. Wilmore , Liskow & Lewis, Patrick B. Reagin , Liskow & Lewis, Philip Dore , Liskow & Lewis & Tiffany L. Delery , Liskow & Lewis.

BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC, Defendant, represented by Christopher O. Massenburg , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Bradley Adam Hays , Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Kevin R. Sloan , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Meaghan M. Donovan , Manion Gaynor & Manning, LLP & Meghan B. Senter , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP.

Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP, Laura M. Gillen , Blue Williams, LLP, Michelle A. Beaty , Blue Williams, LLP & Patrick Kevin Shockey , Blue Williams, LLP.

Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP, Laura M. Gillen , Blue Williams, LLP, Michelle A. Beaty , Blue Williams, LLP & Patrick Kevin Shockey , Blue Williams, LLP.

Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP, Laura M. Gillen , Blue Williams, LLP, Michelle A. Beaty , Blue Williams, LLP & Patrick Kevin Shockey , Blue Williams, LLP.

BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher O. Massenburg , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Bradley Adam Hays , Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Kevin R. Sloan , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Meaghan M. Donovan , Manion Gaynor & Manning, LLP & Meghan B. Senter , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP.

CBS Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

CertainTeed Corporation Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Arthur Wendel Stout, III , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Barbara Bourgeois Ormsby , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Jason P. Franco , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Jennifer E. Adams , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP & William Claudy Harrison, Jr. , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP.

Gardner Denver, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Daniel Rolando Estrada , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & James Matthew Matherne , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

General Electric Company, Cross Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Genuine Parts Company, Cross Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Magali Ann Puente-Martin , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Gayla M. Moncla , Kean Miller, Alexandra E. Rossi , Kean Miller, Allison N. Benoit , Kean Miller, Anthony M. Williams , Kean Miller LLP, Barrye Panepinto Miyagi , Kean Miller, Gregory M. Anding , Kean Miller, Jay Morton Jalenak, Jr. , Kean Miller, Robert E. Dille , Kean Miller & Sarah W. Anderson , Kean Miller.

Goulds Pumps, Incorporated, Cross Defendant, represented by Lauren Ann McCulloch , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Puget Sound Commerce Center, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Scott C. Seiler , Liskow & Lewis, Charles B. Wilmore , Liskow & Lewis, Patrick B. Reagin , Liskow & Lewis, Philip Dore , Liskow & Lewis & Tiffany L. Delery , Liskow & Lewis.

Union Carbide Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Melissa M. Desormeaux , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Milele N. St. Julien , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Vigor Industrial LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Scott C. Seiler , Liskow & Lewis, Charles B. Wilmore , Liskow & Lewis, Patrick B. Reagin , Liskow & Lewis, Philip Dore , Liskow & Lewis & Tiffany L. Delery , Liskow & Lewis.

Vigor Shipyards, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Scott C. Seiler , Liskow & Lewis, Charles B. Wilmore , Liskow & Lewis, Patrick B. Reagin , Liskow & Lewis, Philip Dore , Liskow & Lewis & Tiffany L. Delery , Liskow & Lewis.

BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Christopher O. Massenburg , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Bradley Adam Hays , Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Kevin R. Sloan , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Meaghan M. Donovan , Manion Gaynor & Manning, LLP & Meghan B. Senter , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP.


ORDER AND REASONS

Defendant BorgWarner Morse TEC LLC has filed a motion1 for partial dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. BorgWarner asks the Court to dismiss the plaintiffs' claims for pre-death loss of consortium...

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