PRANTIL v. ARKEMA INC.

No. 19-20723.

986 F.3d 570 (2021)

Corey PRANTIL; Ronald Whatley; Betty Whatley; Bret Simmons; Phyllis Simmons; Greg Nason; Larry Anderson; Tanya Anderson; Keith Lyons; Beverly Flannel; Roland Flannel, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ARKEMA INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Gregory Stag, Esq. , Ashley M. Liuzza , Attorneys, Stag Liuzza, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, Van Bunch , Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, Samuel Issacharoff , New York University, School of Law, New York, NY, Dennis D. Spurling , Attorney, Law Offices of Dennis D. Spurling, Houston, TX, Mark Underwood , Underwood Law Offices, McKinney, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Evan Mark Tager , Dan Himmelfarb, Esq. , Mayer Brown, L.L.P., Washington, DC, David R. Fine, Esq. , K & L Gates, L.L.P., Harrisburg, PA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Scott A. Keller , Baker Botts, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Amici Curiae.

Before Higginbotham, Elrod, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.


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