COMARDELLE v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Civil Action No. 13-6555.

MICHAEL J. COMARDELLE v. PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL., SECTION I

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

March 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J Comardelle, Plaintiff, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement, Benjamin Peter Dinehart , Roussel & Clement, Dylan A. Wade , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

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..

Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, 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 & Tracy C. Rotharmel , Liskow & Lewis.

J Melton Garrett, Defendant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Darren M. Guillot , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Barfield & Associates & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

OneBeacon America Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Angela J. O'Brien , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

Pennsylvania General Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Angela J. O'Brien , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , 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, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Milele N. St. Julien , 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 & Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

General Electric Company, 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..

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, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Jonathan Paul Hilbun , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

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 & Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Cougill , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Diane S. Davis , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Willingham Fultz & Cougill & Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill.

PSC Industrial Outsourcing, LP, Defendant, represented by James M. Garner , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC, Christopher Chocheles , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC & Paul R. Trapani, III , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC.

Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Anne Elizabeth Medo , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, David C Bach , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale LLP, Edward J. Lassus, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale.

Uniroyal, Inc., Defendant, represented by Forrest Ren Wilkes , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP.

Union Carbide Corporation, Defendant, represented by David Mark Bienvenu, Jr. , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Anthony Joseph Lascaro , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, John Allain Viator , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Katie Dampier Chabert , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Lexi T. Holinga , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC & Tam Catherine Bourgeois , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC.

Cajun Company Inc., incorrectly named as The Cajun Company, Defendant, represented by James L. Pate , NeunerPate & Jason T. Reed , NeunerPate.

Chevron Chemical Company, Defendant, represented by Tim Gray , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Forrest Ren Wilkes , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Jason K. Elam , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP & Troy Nathan Bell , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP.

Pharmacia LLC, Defendant, represented by Darryl J. Foster , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC, David Edmund Redmann, Jr. , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC & Kimberly C. Delk , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC.

Albert L Bossier, Jr, incorrectly named Albert Bossier Jr., Defendant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Darren M. Guillot , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Barfield & Associates & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Foster Wheeler LLC, incorrectly named 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..

Albert L Bossier, Jr, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Darren M. Guillot , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Barfield & Associates & 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, Darren M. Guillot , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Barfield & Associates & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Third Party Defendant, represented by Kaye N. Courington , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Blaine Augusta Moore , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jeffrey Matthew Burg , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Jonathan Paul Hilbun , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

Albert L Bossier, Jr, Cross Claimant, represented by Gary Allen Lee , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Anita Ann Cates , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Darren M. Guillot , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Barfield & Associates & 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, Darren M. Guillot , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP, Michael Scott Minyard , Barfield & Associates & Richard Marshall Perles , Lee, Futrell & Perles, LLP.

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 & Tracy C. Rotharmel , Liskow & Lewis.

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. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

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 & Louis Oliver Oubre , 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, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Jonathan Paul Hilbun , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

McCarty Corporation, 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 & Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Anne Elizabeth Medo , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, David C Bach , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale LLP, Edward J. Lassus, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Jevan Smoot Fleming , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale.

Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Cougill , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Diane S. Davis , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Willingham Fultz & Cougill & Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill.

Uniroyal, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Forrest Ren Wilkes , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , 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, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Milele N. St. Julien , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

PSC Industrial Outsourcing, LP, Cross Defendant, represented by James M. Garner , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC, Christopher Chocheles , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC & Paul R. Trapani, III , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC.

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. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

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. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

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 & Louis Oliver Oubre , 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, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Jonathan Paul Hilbun , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

McCarty Corporation, 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 & Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

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

Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Cougill , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Diane S. Davis , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Willingham Fultz & Cougill & Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill.

Uniroyal, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Forrest Ren Wilkes , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP.

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. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Cross Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , 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, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Milele N. St. Julien , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

PSC Industrial Outsourcing, LP, Cross Defendant, represented by James M. Garner , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC, Christopher Chocheles , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC & Paul R. Trapani, III , Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC.

Union Carbide Corporation, Cross Defendant, represented by David Mark Bienvenu, Jr. , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Anthony Joseph Lascaro , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, John Allain Viator , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Katie Dampier Chabert , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Lexi T. Holinga , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Tam Catherine Bourgeois , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, David Mark Bienvenu, Jr. , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Anthony Joseph Lascaro , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, John Allain Viator , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Katie Dampier Chabert , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC, Lexi T. Holinga , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC & Tam Catherine Bourgeois , Bienvenu, Bonnecaze, Foco, Viator & Holinga, APLLC.

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. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, 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, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC & Jonathan Paul Hilbun , Courington, Kiefer & Sommers, LLC.

Foster Wheeler LLC, incorrectly named 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. & Rebecca Abbott Zotti , Frilot L.L.C..

Pharmacia LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by Darryl J. Foster , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC, David Edmund Redmann, Jr. , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC & Kimberly C. Delk , Bradley, Murchison, Kelly & Shea, LLC.

Cajun Company Inc., incorrectly named as The Cajun Company, Cross Defendant, represented by James L. Pate , NeunerPate & Jason T. Reed , NeunerPate.

Chevron Chemical Company, Cross Defendant, represented by Tim Gray , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Forrest Ren Wilkes , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Jason K. Elam , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Troy Nathan Bell , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Tim Gray , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Forrest Ren Wilkes , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP, Jason K. Elam , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP & Troy Nathan Bell , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy, LLP.


ORDER AND REASONS

LANCE M. AFRICK, District Judge.

Before the Court is a motion1 filed by plaintiff to remand the above-captioned matter to the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Defendant, CBS Corporation ("Westinghouse"), filed an opposition,2 to which plaintiff filed a reply.3 Additionally, defendants Foster Wheeler, LLC ("Foster...

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