LEGENDRE v. HUNTINGTON INGALLS, INC.

No. 17-30371.

885 F.3d 398 (2018)

Stephen R. LEGENDRE; Paul L. Legendre, also known as Leroy Paul Legendre; Ragus J. Legendre; Percy J. Legendre, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. HUNTINGTON INGALLS, INCORPORATED, formerly known as Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Incorporated, formerly known as Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Incorporated, formerly known as Avondale Industries, Incorporated, formerly known as Avondale Shipyards, Incorporated, formerly known as Avondale Marine Ways, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed March 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Mandeville, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Gary Allen Lee, Esq. , John Maurice Futrell, Esq. , Michael Kevin Powell , Lee, Futrell & Perles, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, PRADO, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


The Legendre brothers, Stephen, Paul, Ragus, and Percy, Jr., sued appellant Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (Avondale)1 and other defendants in Louisiana state court. In their complaint, the Legendres alleged that the defendants exposed their sister, Mary Jane Wilde, to asbestos and caused...

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