MENARD v. TARGA RESOURCES, L.L.C.

No. 22-30178.

56 F.4th 1019 (2023)

Kirk MENARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TARGA RESOURCES, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eulis A. Simien, Jr., Esq. , Roy L. Bergeron, Jr. , Simien & Simien, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel F. Patton, Esq. , Houston, TX, Kyle Achee Ferachi, Esq. , Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before King, Stewart, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.


This case concerns the proper interpretation of certain provisions of the Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Statute ("LEWS"). Kirk Menard alleges Targa violated the Statute by discharging him after he refused and reported a manager's directive to dilute sewage samples. The district court denied Targa's motion for summary judgment and, following...

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