VEDROS v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING, INC.

Civil Action No. 11-1198.

VEDROS, ET AL v. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING, INC., ET AL., Section: J.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

April 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally Gros Vedros, Plaintiff, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

Lori Vedros Kravet, Plaintiff, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

Valerie Vedros White, Plaintiff, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

Gerald Vedros, Plaintiff, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

Albert Bossier, Jr., Defendant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Gordon Peter Wilson , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Onebeacon America Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

American Employers Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Gordon Peter Wilson , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

American Motorists Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP & Gordon Peter Wilson , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Alexandra Lamothe , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Ernest G. Foundas , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Lee Blanton Ziffer , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Robert Edward Guidry , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Sophia L. Lauricella , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Eagle, Inc., Defendant, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, James R. Guidry , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & Michael David Harold , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Foster-Wheeler LLC, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C., Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

McCarty Corporation, Defendant, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, James R. Guidry , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & Michael David Harold , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Jevan Smoot Fleming , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale.

CBS Corporation, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C., Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

Maryland Casualty Company, Defendant, represented by Edward T. Hayes , Leake & Andersson, LLP, Lauren Fajoni Bartlett , Leake & Andersson, LLP & Marc E. Devenport , Leake & Andersson, LLP.

Continental Insurance Co, Defendant, represented by Glenn Gill Goodier , Jones Walker & William P. Wynne , Jones Walker.

Albert L Bossier, Jr, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, David Leroy Hoskins , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

J Melton Garrett, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, David Leroy Hoskins , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP, David Leroy Hoskins , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP, Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP, Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Tracy C. Rotharmel , Liskow & Lewis.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Third Party Defendant, represented by Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Blaine Augusta Moore , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jonathan Paul Hilbun , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Albert L Bossier, Jr, Cross Claimant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, David Leroy Hoskins , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

J Melton Garrett, Cross Claimant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, David Leroy Hoskins , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

McCarty Corporation, Cross Claimant, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, James R. Guidry , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & Michael David Harold , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Cross Claimant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Alexandra Lamothe , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Ernest G. Foundas , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Lee Blanton Ziffer , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Robert Edward Guidry , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Sophia L. Lauricella , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Cross Claimant, represented by Brian C. Bossier , Blue Williams, LLP, Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Christopher Thomas Grace, III , Blue Williams, LLP & David Leroy Hoskins , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Cross Claimant, represented by Edwin A. Ellinghausen, III , Blue Williams, LLP & Erin Helen Boyd , Blue Williams, LLP.

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Cross Claimant, represented by Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP & Tracy C. Rotharmel , Liskow & Lewis.

Eagle, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, James R. Guidry , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & Michael David Harold , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Reilly-Benton, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Cougill , Willingham, Fultz & Cougill, LLP, Barbara Bourgeois Ormsby , Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP, Diane Sweezer Davis , Funderburk Finderburk Courtois, LLP, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Willingham, Fultz & Cougill, LLP, Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill & Kenneth R. Royer , Willingham, Fultz & Cougill, LLP.

Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Jevan Smoot Fleming , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale.

CBS Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Maryland Casualty Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Edward T. Hayes , Leake & Andersson, LLP, Jeffrey Matthew Burg , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Lauren Fajoni Bartlett , Leake & Andersson, LLP & Marc E. Devenport , Leake & Andersson, LLP.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Alexandra Lamothe , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Ernest G. Foundas , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Lee Blanton Ziffer , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Robert Edward Guidry , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Sophia L. Lauricella , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Foster Wheeler, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

General Electric Company, Cross Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Hopeman Brothers, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Blaine Augusta Moore , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

OneBeacon America Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

American Employers Insurance Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.


ORDER AND REASONS

CARL J. BARBIER, District Judge.

Before the Court are Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand (Rec. Doc. 320); Oppositions filed by Defendants Amchem (Rec. Doc. 326), Continental Insurance Company (hereinafter "Continental") (Rec. Doc. 327), CBS Corporation (hereinafter "Westinghouse") (Rec. Doc. 328), and Avondale and the Avondale Interests1...

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