MELANCON v. LAMORAK INSURANCE COMPANY

Civil Action No. 17-12367.

MELANCON ET AL, v. LAMORAK INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., SECTION (1).

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

January 19, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1446
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1446 Petition for Removal - Personal Injury
Nature of Suit: 368 P.I. : Asbestos
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra Vicknair Melancon & Lynn M Melancon, Plaintiffs, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement, Benjamin Peter Dinehart , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

Lamorak Insurance Company, as successor in interest to the liability for policies of insurance Commercial Union Insurance Company,Employers Commercial Union Insurance Company, and American Employers Insurance Company issued by, Defendant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Daphne M. Lancaster , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, formerly known as Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc. formerly known as Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. formerly known as Avondale Industries, Inc. formerly known as Avondale Shipyards, Inc formerly known as Avondale Marine Ways, 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 & Patrick Kevin Shockey , Blue Williams, LLP.

Albert Bossier, Jr. & J Melton Garrett, Defendants, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, John M. Futrell , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Natasha Z. Wilson , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., successor to Rhone Poulenc AG Company formerly known as Amchem Products, Inc. formerly known as Benjamin Foster Company, Defendant, represented by McGready Lewis Richeson , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, David M. Stein , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, Ernest G. Foundas , Pugh, Accardo, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, Kathleen Erin Jordan , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, Milele N. St. Julien , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey & Perrey S. Lee , Pugh, Accardo, LLC.

Foster Wheeler LLC, formerly known as Foster Wheeler Corporation, General Electric Company & CBS Corporation, successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporatioin formerly known as Viacom Inc, Defendants, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., Barry C. Campbell , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelly L. Long , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C. & Magali Ann Puente-Martin , Frilot L.L.C.

Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Blaine Augusta Moore , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jeffrey Matthew Burg , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Mathilde Villere Semmes , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Troy Nathan Bell , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

McCarty Corporation, successor to McCarty Branton, Inc. and predecessor and successor to McCarty Insulation Sales, Inc. & Eagle, Inc., formerly known as Eagle Asbestos & Packing Company, Inc., Defendants, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, April Ann McQuillar , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & James R. Guidry , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Cougill , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, LLP, Jamie M. Zanovec , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, LLP, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, LLP & Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, LLP.

Taylor Seidenbach, Inc., Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP, Edward J. Lassus, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP.

3M Company, Defendant, represented by Stephen G.A. Myers , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Jay M. Mattappally , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC & Kelly E. Brilleaux , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, formerly known as Stonewall Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Paula Marcello Wellons , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Jared A. Davidson , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company & Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendants, represented by Katherine Osborne Hannan , Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard & Kristopher T. Wilson , Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard.

American Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Julia Ann Dietz , Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Jill R. Menard , Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Keith A. Kornman , Degan, Blanchard & Nash & Renee F. Smith Auld , Degan, Blanchard & Nash.

Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, Defendant, represented by Dawn Danna Marullo , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jeffrey Matthew Burg , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Troy Nathan Bell , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

Houston General Insurance Company, erroneously referred to as Bedivere Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by James R. Sutterfield , Sutterfield & Webb, LLC & David Allen Pote , Sutterfield & Webb, LLC.

J Melton Garrett & Albert Bossier, Jr., Third Party Plaintiffs, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Natasha Z. Wilson , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & John M. Futrell , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Houston General Insurance Company, Third Party Defendant, represented by James R. Sutterfield , Sutterfield & Webb, LLC & David Allen Pote , Sutterfield & Webb, LLC.

J Melton Garrett & Albert Bossier, Jr., Cross Claimants, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Natasha Z. Wilson , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & John M. Futrell , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

3M Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Stephen G.A. Myers , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC, Jay M. Mattappally , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC & Kelly E. Brilleaux , Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, LLC.

American Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Julia Ann Dietz , Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Jill R. Menard , Degan, Blanchard & Nash, Keith A. Kornman , Degan, Blanchard & Nash & Renee F. Smith Auld , Degan, Blanchard & Nash.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., successor to Rhone Poulenc AG Company, Cross Defendant, represented by McGready Lewis Richeson , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, David M. Stein , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, Ernest G. Foundas , Pugh, Accardo, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, Kathleen Erin Jordan , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey, Milele N. St. Julien , Pugh, Accardo, Haas, Radecker & Carey & Perrey S. Lee , Pugh, Accardo, LLC.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Paula Marcello Wellons , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Jared A. Davidson , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

CBS Corporation, successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, Foster Wheeler LLC & General Electric Company, Cross Defendants, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., Barry C. Campbell , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelly L. Long , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C. & Magali Ann Puente-Martin , Frilot L.L.C.

Eagle, Inc. & McCarty Corporation, successor to McCarty Branton, Inc. and predecessor and successor to McCarty Insulation Sales, Inc., Cross Defendants, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, April Ann McQuillar , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & James R. Guidry , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Blaine Augusta Moore , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jeffrey Matthew Burg , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Mathilde Villere Semmes , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Troy Nathan Bell , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, Cross Defendant, represented by Dawn Danna Marullo , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jeffrey Matthew Burg , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Troy Nathan Bell , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

Taylor Seidenbach, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP, Edward J. Lassus, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP.

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Katherine Osborne Hannan , Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard & Kristopher T. Wilson , Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard.

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, 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 & Patrick Kevin Shockey , Blue Williams, LLP.

Houston General Insurance Company & Houston General Insurance Company, erroneously referred to as Bedivere Insurance Company, Cross Defendants, represented by James R. Sutterfield , Sutterfield & Webb, LLC & David Allen Pote , Sutterfield & Webb, LLC.


ORDER & REASONS

Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to remand. R. Doc. 36. Defendants respond in opposition. R. Doc. 53. Having heard oral argument, read the parties' briefs, and reviewed the applicable law, the Court now issues this Order & Reasons.

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