GILBERT v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

2020 CA 0850.

321 So.3d 1023 (2021)

Jessie GILBERT, et al v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

DATE OF JUDGMENT: February 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. Porter , Ridgeland, Mississippi, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny A. Marchand.

Margaret M. Joffe , Douglas R. Elliott , Jamie H. Baglio , Shelley L. Thompson , Etienne F. Rene , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee, ANCO Insulations, Inc.

Gregory M. Anding , Gayla M. Moncla , Jay M. Jalenak, Jr. , Karli G. Johnson , Allison N. Benoit , Alexandra E. Rossi , Adrienne M. Wood , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Janice M. Culotta , Georgia N. Ainsworth , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendants-Appellees, BASF Corporation, Formosa Plastics, Corporation, Louisiana, Pala, LLC, and, Shell Oil Company.

Charles B. Wilmore , Elizabeth S. Wheeler , Erin C. Percy , New Orleans, Louisiana, Paul M. Adkins , Baton Rouge, LA., Counsel for Defendants-Appellees, The Dow Chemical Company.

David M. Bienvenu, Jr. , John Allain Viator , Lexi T. Holinga , Melissa Jade Shaffer , Thomas C. Naquin , Samantha M. Kennedy , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee, Exxon Mobile Corporation.

Dwight C. Paulsen, III , David E. Redmann, Jr. , L. David Adams , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee, Hexion, Inc.

Kenan S. Rand, Jr. , Scott H. Mason , Lauren B. Dietzen , Meredith R. Durham , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee, Lamons Gasket Company.

Susan B. Kohn , Douglas R. Kinler , James R. Guidry , April A. McQuillar , Louis O. Oubre , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee The McCarty Corporation.

McGready L. Richeson , Ernest George Foundas , Milele St. Julien , David M. Stein , Francis X. deBlanc, III , Kathleen E. Jordan , New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee Union Carbide Corporation.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., WELCH, AND CHUTZ, JJ.


Plaintiff-appellant, Johnny A. Marchand, appeals the trial court's judgment, which granted a motion to dismiss his claims as abandoned, filed by defendant-appellee, Hexion Inc. (Hexion), and dismissed his claims for damages against defendants, including Hexion, arising out of his alleged exposure to asbestos.1

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