HUMPHRIES v. ELLIOTT CO.

No. 14-30182.

760 F.3d 414 (2014)

John Calvin HUMPHRIES, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ELLIOTT COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, formerly known as Elliott Company, I, formerly known as Elliott Turbomachinery Company, Incorporated, formerly known as Elliott Holdings, Incorporated, formerly known as Elliott Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geralyn Petit Roussel , Jonathan Brett Clement (argued), Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Dylan Armstrong Wade, Roussel & Clement, LaPlace, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Allyson Newton Ho (argued), John Clay Sullivan , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Lauren Ann McCulloch , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, SOUTHWICK, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Elliott Co. ("Elliott") appeals the district court's order remanding this action to Louisiana state court, and its order denying Elliott's motion for reconsideration. For the following reasons, we VACATE the district court's remand order and REMAND this case to the district court for proceedings consistent herewith.

Briefly stated, this case involves a lawsuit by Humphries against various defendants arising out of Humphries's alleged...

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