King v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al
Plaintiff: Glen E King
Defendant: Anchor Darling Valve Company, A.W. Chesterton Company, Blackmer Pump Company, Crane Company, Dezurik, Inc., Fisher Controls International LLC, The Gorman Rupp Company, Goulds Pumps IPG, LLC, IMO Industries Inc, John Crane Inc, Shreveport Rubber & Gasket Co., Sterling Fluid Systems USA, LLC, Storer Equipment Company, LTD., Storer HVAC Management Corp., Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Tuthill Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, ViacomCBS Inc, Warren Pumps, LLC, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Foster Wheeler LLC, FMC Corporation, Peerless Pump Company, CBS Corporation, Viacom Inc, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Warren Pumps Inc, Gorman Rupp Company and Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
Case Number: 2:2021cv02006
Filed: November 1, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Dana Douglas
Referring Judge: Sarah S Vance
2 Judge: Wendy B Vitter
Nature of Suit: P.I. : Asbestos
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Fisher Controls International LLC identifying Corporate Parent Emerson Electric Co. for Fisher Controls International LLC (Bowlin, Angela)
December 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Dezurik, Inc. (Thibodeaux, Brandie)
December 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal, with Jury Demand by Dezurik, Inc. Attorney Brandie Mendoza Thibodeaux added to party Dezurik, Inc. (pty:dft).(Thibodeaux, Brandie)
December 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #21 Initial Disclosures Purs Federal Rule 26(A)(1). Document has been stricken pursuant to Rule 5(d) of FRCP. (lw)
December 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 *STRICKEN* Initial Disclosures Purs Federal Rule 26(A)(1) by Glen E King (Dunn, Alex) Modified text on 12/17/2021 (lw).
November 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #19 Statement of Corporate Disclosure. Filing attorney has entered incorrect party in the title caption of the document. The correct case title caption should be Glen E. King v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al. All future filings need to reflect the correct case caption. (lw)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc. (Lightfoot, Christopher)
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal by Anchor Darling Valve Company.(Adams, Jennifer) Modified text on 11/18/2021 (lw).
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal by Shreveport Rubber & Gasket Co.(Adams, Jennifer) Modified text on 11/18/2021 (lw).
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal with Jury Demand by John Crane Inc.(Corb, Natasha)
November 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER OF RECUSAL. IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court reallot this matter to another Section of this Court. Judge Wendy B Vitter recused. Case reassigned to Judge Sarah S. Vance. Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 11/9/2021.(mmv) (NEF: J. Vance, Case Mgr, MJ Douglas)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Metropolitan Life Insurance identifying Corporate Parent MetLife, Inc. for Metropolitan Life Insurance (Jalenak, Jay)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal by Metropolitan Life Insurance. Attorney Jay Morton Jalenak, Jr added to party Metropolitan Life Insurance(pty:dft).(Jalenak, Jay) Modified text on 11/9/2021 (lw).
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Tuthill Corporation (Ziffer, Lee)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ANSWER to #1 Notice of Removal with Jury Demand by Tuthill Corporation.(Ziffer, Lee)
November 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Gorman Rupp Company (Romero, Jacqueline)
November 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Crane Company (Romero, Jacqueline)
November 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 TEXT ORDER (No PDF Document Attached) GRANTING as unopposed #5 Motion for Leave to File Supplement Exhibit to its Notice of Removal. The Clerk's Office is directed to file R. Doc. 5-2 into the record as Exhibit H to the Notice of Removal (R. Doc. 1). Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 11/2/21. (fmm)
November 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #1 Notice of Removal. **Filing attorney did not properly format the pdf of the Civil Cover Sheet. The pdf should not have the purple boxes nor the 3 red buttons at the bottom. When using a FORM, fill in the applicable fields then click the red PRINT button at the bottom to print the document to pdf format. Clerk has taken corrective action. No further action necessary.** (jeg)
November 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Statement of Corporate Disclosure by John Crane Inc identifying Corporate Parent Smiths Group, plc for John Crane Inc (Corb, Natasha)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File Supplement Exhibits To Its Notice of Removal by John Crane Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit H)(Corb, Natasha)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Notice of Compliance by John Crane Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-I, #2 Exhibit J-Q, #3 Exhibit R-Y, #4 Exhibit Z-BB, #5 Exhibit CC-DD, #6 Exhibit EE-FF, #7 Exhibit GG-XX)(Corb, Natasha)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Initial Case Assignment to Judge Wendy B Vitter and Magistrate Judge Dana Douglas. (aj)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE by John Crane Inc . (Corb, Natasha)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Civil District Court, Orleans Parish case number 2021-07248 Div M-13 (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ALAEDC-9089383) filed by John Crane Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. A-I, #8 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. J-Q, #9 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. R-Y, #10 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. Z-BB, #11 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. CC-DD, #12 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. EE-FF, #13 Exhibit G-State Record Ex. GG-XX, #14 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Natasha Amber Corb added to party John Crane Inc(pty:dft).(Corb, Natasha) (Attachment 14 replaced on 11/2/2021) (jeg). (Additional attachment(s) added per text order, doc. 8 on 11/3/2021: #15 Exhibit H) (mmv). Modified text on 11/3/2021 (jeg).

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Plaintiff: Glen E King
Represented By: Alex S. Dunn, Jr.
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Defendant: Anchor Darling Valve Company
Represented By: Jennifer E. Adams
Represented By: Amber B. Barlow
Represented By: Barbara Bourgeois Ormsby
Represented By: William Claudy Harrison, Jr.
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Defendant: A.W. Chesterton Company
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Defendant: Blackmer Pump Company
Represented By: Daniel E. Oser
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Defendant: Crane Company
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Defendant: Dezurik, Inc.
Represented By: Bradley Adam Hays
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Represented By: Danielle Mikel Sczesny
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Defendant: Fisher Controls International LLC
Represented By: John Joseph Hainkel, III
Represented By: Angela M. Bowlin
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Defendant: The Gorman Rupp Company
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Defendant: Goulds Pumps IPG, LLC
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Defendant: IMO Industries Inc
Represented By: Daniel E. Oser
Represented By: Kathleen Erin Jordan
Represented By: Thomas A. Porteous
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Defendant: John Crane Inc
Represented By: Natasha Amber Corb
Represented By: Alexandra D. Bourbon
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Represented By: Bradley Adam Hays
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Represented By: Christopher O. Massenburg
Represented By: Danielle Mikel Sczesny
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Defendant: Shreveport Rubber & Gasket Co.
Represented By: Barbara Bourgeois Ormsby
Represented By: William Claudy Harrison, Jr.
Represented By: Jennifer E. Adams
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Defendant: Sterling Fluid Systems USA, LLC
Represented By: John Joseph Hainkel, III
Represented By: Angela M. Bowlin
Represented By: Kelly L. Long
Represented By: Kelsey A. Eagan
Represented By: Lacey Taylor McCoy
Represented By: Magali Ann Puente-Martin
Represented By: Roth Martin Hainkel
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Defendant: Storer Equipment Company, LTD.
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Defendant: Storer HVAC Management Corp.
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Defendant: Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.
Represented By: Christopher Kelly Lightfoot
Represented By: Edward J. Lassus, Jr.
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Defendant: Tuthill Corporation
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Defendant: Union Carbide Corporation
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Defendant: ViacomCBS Inc
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Defendant: Warren Pumps, LLC
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Defendant: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Represented By: Jay Morton Jalenak, Jr.
Represented By: Patrick Dale Roquemore
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Defendant: Foster Wheeler LLC
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Defendant: FMC Corporation
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Defendant: Peerless Pump Company
Represented By: John Joseph Hainkel, III
Represented By: Angela M. Bowlin
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Defendant: CBS Corporation
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Defendant: Viacom Inc
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Defendant: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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Defendant: Warren Pumps Inc
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Defendant: Gorman Rupp Company
Represented By: Lawrence Pugh, III
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Defendant: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation
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