LeBlanc v. Huntington Ingalls, Incorporated, et al
| Hyson M. LeBlanc |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Eagle, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Sank, Inc., International Paper Company, Maryland Casualty Company, Uniroyal, Inc., Paramount Global, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Honeywell International, Inc., Bayer CropScience, Inc., Texaco, Inc., Shell USA, Inc., Aerojet General Corporation, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Foster Wheeler LLC, Northrup Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., Northrup Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., Avondale Industries, Inc., Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Eagle Asbestos & Packing Co., Inc., Barnard Burk, Inc., Barnard and Burk Pipeline Engineering Inc., Barnard & Burk Industrial Corp., Buck-Kreihs Company, Inc., Viacom CBS, Inc., CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Viacom, Inc. successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, General Electric Company doing business as GE Aerospace, Foster Wheeler Corporation and Uniroyal Holding, Inc. |
| Aerojet General Corporation, Eagle, Inc., Paramount Global, Sank, Inc., Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Zurich American Insurance Company, El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company, Barnard Burk, Inc., Barnard and Burk Pipeline Engineering Inc., Barnard & Burk Industrial Corp., Bayer CropScience, Inc., Eagle Asbestos & Packing Company, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Honeywell International, Inc., International Paper Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, ViacomCBS Inc, CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Viacom Inc. Successor by Merger to CBS Corporation, A Pennsylvania Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Buck-Kreihs Company, Inc., Sentry Insurance Company, Shell USA, Inc., Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Texaco, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Uniroyal, Inc., Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. and Uniroyal Holding, Inc. |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated |
| Huntington Ingalls Incorporated |
| 2:2025cv00615 |
| March 28, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
| Barry W Ashe |
| Michael North |
| P.I. : Asbestos |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal- Asbestos Litigation |
| Both |
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Filing 62
ORDER AND REASONS denying #39 Motion to Remand to State Court, as set forth in document. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 5/23/2025. (meb)
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Filing 61
ORDER granting #58 Motion to Withdraw #53 MOTION for Leave to File. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 5/22/2025. (meb)
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Filing 60
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Honeywell International, Inc. (Favret, Chelsea)
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Filing 59
ANSWER to #10 Crossclaim by Honeywell International, Inc.Attorney Chelsea Gaudin Favret added to party Honeywell International, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Chelsea Gaudin Favret added to party Honeywell International, Inc.(pty:crd).(Favret, Chelsea) Modified text/linkage on 5/22/2025 (meb).
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Filing 58
EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Withdraw Document re #53 MOTION for Leave to File Plaintiff's Amended, Restated, and Superseding Complaint for Damages by Hyson M. LeBlanc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Cannella, David)
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Filing 57
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #54 Answer to Third Party Complaint, #55 Statement of Corporate Disclosure: Document contains incorrect Section Judge. All future pleadings must reflect Section M, District Judge Barry W. Ashe. (meb)
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Filing 56
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Sank, Inc. (Elliott, Douglas)
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Filing 55
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company identifying Corporate Parent Kinder Morgan, Inc. for El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company (Benoit, Allison)
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Filing 54
ANSWER to #10 Third Party Complaint, with Jury Demand by El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company.Attorney Allison N. Benoit added to party El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company(pty:3pd).(Benoit, Allison) Modified text on 5/20/2025 (meb).
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Filing 53
WITHDRAWN PER DOC. 61: EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File Plaintiff's Amended, Restated, and Superseding Complaint for Damages by Hyson M. LeBlanc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading, #2 Proposed Order)(Cannella, David) Modified on 5/22/2025 (meb).
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Filing 52
NOTICE of Supplemental Authority by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #39 Motion to Remand to Sate Court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text/linkage on 5/19/2025 (meb).
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Filing 51
ORDER granting #49 Motion to Dismiss Party. ORDERED that the claims of plaintiff Hyson M. LeBlanc against defendant Sentry Insurance Company as insurer of Reilly-Benton, Company are dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear its own costs. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 5/15/2025. (clc)
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Filing 50
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #49 Motion to Dismiss Party: (1) Name of attorney who electronically filed this document does not match name of signatory attorney on pleading. The user log-in and password serve as the required signature for purposes of Rule 11 of the FRCP. No further action is necessary. (2) Filing attorney should have selected 'Yes' at the question 'Is this an Exparte/Consent Motion Y/N?'. Exparte/Consent Motions are not set for submission. Clerk modified docket text to reflect 'Exparte' and remove submission date. (3) Documents submitted as legal sized documents. Local Rule 10.1 E: All papers drafted for filing in this court shall be on 8-1/2 by 11. Clerk has reduced images. No further action needed. (4) Proposed Order should be added as a separate attachment to the motion and not as part of the motion. Clerk took corrective action. (meb)
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Filing 49
EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION to Dismiss Party Sentry Insurance Company with Prejudice by Hyson M. LeBlanc. Attorney Heidi Lynne Williams added to party Sentry Insurance Company(pty:dft).(Williams, Heidi) (Main Document 49 replaced on 5/15/2025) (meb). (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/15/2025: #1 Proposed Order) (meb). Modified text/filer/event/submission date/image/attachment on 5/15/2025 (meb).
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Filing 48
ANSWER to #10 Crossclaim of Huntington Ingalls Incorporated by Uniroyal Holding, Inc. Attorney Autumn Smith added to party Uniroyal, Inc.(pty:crd).(Smith, Autumn) Modified text/filer on 5/12/2025 (meb).
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Filing 47
RESPONSE/MEMORANDUM in Opposition filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #39 MOTION to Remand to State Court. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D1, #5 Exhibit D2, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Exhibit P, #18 Exhibit Q, #19 Exhibit R, #20 Exhibit S, #21 Exhibit T, #22 Exhibit U, #23 Exhibit V, #24 Exhibit W, #25 Exhibit X)(meb)
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Filing 46
ORDER granting #45 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 5/7/2025. (meb)
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Filing 45
EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D-1, #6 Exhibit D-2, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit F, #9 Exhibit G, #10 Exhibit H, #11 Exhibit I, #12 Exhibit J, #13 Exhibit K, #14 Exhibit L, #15 Exhibit M, #16 Exhibit N, #17 Exhibit O, #18 Exhibit P, #19 Exhibit Q, #20 Exhibit R, #21 Exhibit S, #22 Exhibit T, #23 Exhibit U, #24 Exhibit V, #25 Exhibit W, #26 Exhibit X, #27 Proposed Order)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 5/7/2025 (meb).
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Filing 44
ANSWER to #10 Crossclaim with Jury Demand by Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.Attorney Martin Schneider added to party Aerojet General Corporation(pty:dft).(Schneider, Martin) Modified text/filer/linkage on 5/7/2025 (meb).
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Filing 43
ANSWER to #10 Crossclaim with Affirmative Defenses by Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.(Patin, Darren) Modified text on 5/1/2025 (meb).
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Filing 42
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #41 Answer to Crossclaim: Document contains Section Judge. All future pleadings must reflect Section M, District Judge Barry W. Ashe. (meb)
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Filing 41
ANSWER to #10 Third Party Complaint, Crossclaim, by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.(Roquemore, Patrick) Modified text on 5/1/2025 (meb).
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Filing 40
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #33 Statement of Corporate Disclosure: Filing attorney did not enter GE Capital Franchise Finance Corporation or SUSA Partnership, L.P. as corporate parents at the prompt 'Search for a corporate parent or other affiliate'. Clerk took corrective action. (meb)
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Filing 39
MOTION to Remand to State Court by Hyson M. LeBlanc. Motion(s) will be submitted on 5/15/2025. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Exhibit O, #17 Notice of Submission, #18 Proposed Order)(meb)
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Filing 38
ORDER granting #31 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Judge Barry W Ashe on 4/29/2025. (meb)
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Filing 37
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Paramount Global identifying Corporate Parent Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Corporate Parent National Amusements, Inc. for Paramount Global (Long, Kelly)
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Filing 36
ANSWER to Petition for Damages re #2 Notice of Removal, by Paramount Global.Attorney Kelly L. Long added to party Paramount Global(pty:dft).(Long, Kelly) Modified text on 4/29/2025 (meb).
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Filing 35
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Foster Wheeler LLC identifying Corporate Parent John Wood Group PLC Scotland for Foster Wheeler LLC (Long, Kelly) Modified text/filer on 4/29/2025 (meb).
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Filing 34
ANSWER to Petition for Damages re #2 Notice of Removal, by Foster Wheeler LLC. Attorney Kelly L. Long added to party Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation(pty:dft).(Long, Kelly) Modified text/filer on 4/29/2025 (meb).
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Filing 33
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by General Electric Company identifying Corporate Parent Fidelity Management & Research, LLC, Corporate Parent GE Capital Canada Funding Company, Corporate Parent GE Capital European Funding Unlimited Company, Corporate Parent General Electric Credit Corporation of Tennessee,, Corporate Parent GE Capital Funding, LLC, Corporate Parent GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Company, Corporate Parent GE Capital UK Funding Unlimited Company, Corporate Parent GE SCF Societe En Commandite Par Actions, Corporate Parent Security Capital Group Incorporated, Corporate Parent GE Capital Equity, Corporate Parent Vanguard Group, Inc., Corporate Parent Blackrock, Inc., Corporate Parent GE Capital, Corporate Parent GE Capital Franchise Finance Corporation, Corporate Parent SUSA Partnership, L.P. for General Electric Company (Long, Kelly) Modified text/corporate parents on 4/29/2025 (meb).
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Filing 32
ANSWER to Petition for Damages re #2 Notice of Removal, by General Electric Company.Attorney Kelly L. Long added to party General Electric Company(pty:dft).(Long, Kelly) Modified text on 4/29/2025 (meb).
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Filing 31
EXPARTE/CONSENT MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Hyson M. LeBlanc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Pleading Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #2 Proposed Pleading Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #3 Exhibit A to Memorandum in Support, #4 Exhibit B to Memorandum in Support, #5 Exhibit C to Memorandum in Support, #6 Exhibit D to Memorandum in Support, #7 Exhibit E to Memorandum in Support, #8 Exhibit F to Memorandum in Support, #9 Exhibit G to Memorandum in Support, #10 Exhibit H to Memorandum in Support, #11 Exhibit I to Memorandum in Support, #12 Exhibit J to Memorandum in Support, #13 Exhibit K to Memorandum in Support, #14 Exhibit L to Memorandum in Support, #15 Exhibit M to Memorandum in Support, #16 Exhibit N to Memorandum in Support, #17 Exhibit O to Memorandum in Support, #18 Notice of Submission regarding Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #19 Proposed Pleading Proposed Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Remand, #20 Proposed Order)(Cannella, David) Modified text on 4/29/2025 (meb).
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Filing 30
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by International Paper Company, International Paper Company identifying Corporate Parent Blackrock, Inc. for International Paper Company. (Smith, Autumn) Modified text on 4/23/2025 (meb).
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Filing 29
ANSWER to #10 Crossclaim by International Paper Company, International Paper Company.Attorney Autumn Smith added to party International Paper Company(pty:crd).(Smith, Autumn) Modified text on 4/23/2025 (meb).
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Filing 28
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Zurich American Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent Zurich Insurance Company, Ltd., a Swiss Corporation, Corporate Parent Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Corporate Parent Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, a Swiss Corporation, for Zurich American Insurance Company (Devenport, Marc) Modified text/corporate parents on 4/23/2025 (meb).
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Filing 27
ANSWER to #10 Third Party Complaint, Crossclaim, with Jury Demand by Zurich American Insurance Company.(Devenport, Marc) Modified text on 4/23/2025 (meb).
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Filing 26
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #23 Statement of Corporate Disclosure, #24 Answer to Complaint - Documents contain incorrect Section. All future pleadings must reflect Section M, Judge Barry W Ashe. (gla)
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Filing 25
Summons Issued as to Aerojet General Corporation. (meb)
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Filing 24
ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Texaco, Inc..Attorney Etienne Francis Rene added to party Texaco, Inc.(pty:dft).(Rene, Etienne)
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Filing 23
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Texaco, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Chevron Corporation for Texaco, Inc. (Rene, Etienne)
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Filing 22
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by AAerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. for Aerojet General Corporation (Schneider, Martin) Modified on 4/18/2025 (gla).
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Filing 21
ANSWER to #2 Notice of Removal, with Jury Demand by Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. Attorney Martin Schneider added to party Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. (pty:dft).(Schneider, Martin) Modified on 4/18/2025 (gla).
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Filing 20
Request of Summons Issued as to Aerojet General Corporation filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #10 Crossclaim. (Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 4/18/2025 (meb).
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Filing 19
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Uniroyal, Inc. (Smith, Autumn)
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Filing 18
ANSWER to Petition for Damages re #2 Notice of Removal, by Uniroyal, Inc. Attorney Autumn Smith added to party Uniroyal, Inc.(pty:dft).(Smith, Autumn) Modified text on 4/16/2025 (meb).
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Filing 17
Summons Issued as to Aerojet General Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., Eagle, Inc., El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company, Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Honeywell International, Inc., International Paper Company, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Paramount Global, Sank, Inc., Sentry Insurance Company, Shell USA, Inc., Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Texaco, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Uniroyal, Inc., Zurich American Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Summons, #7 Summons, #8 Summons, #9 Summons, #10 Summons, #11 Summons, #12 Summons, #13 Summons, #14 Summons, #15 Summons, #16 Summons, #17 Summons, #18 Summons, #19 Summons, #20 Summons)(meb)
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Filing 16
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #12 Notice of Compliance: Filing attorney incorrectly linked document to document 5. Clerk properly linked document to document 2. (meb)
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Filing 15
Request of Summons Issued as to El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company, Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #10 Third Party Complaint. (Attachments: #1 Summons Third Party Defendant)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 4/15/2025 (meb).
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Filing 14
Request of Summons Issued as to International Paper Company, Texaco, Inc. filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #10 Crossclaim. (Attachments: #1 Summons Crossclaim)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 4/15/2025 (meb).
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Filing 13
Request of Summons Issued as to Aerojet General Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., Eagle, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Honeywell International, Inc., International Paper Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Paramount Global, Sank, Inc., Sentry Insurance Company, Shell USA, Inc., Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Texaco, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Uniroyal, Inc., Zurich American Insurance Company filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #10 Crossclaim. (Attachments: #1 Summons Crossclaim, #2 Summons Crossclaim, #3 Summons Crossclaim, #4 Summons Crossclaim, #5 Summons Crossclaim, #6 Summons Crossclaim, #7 Summons Crossclaim, #8 Summons Crossclaim, #9 Summons Crossclaim, #10 Summons Crossclaim, #11 Summons Crossclaim, #12 Summons Crossclaim, #13 Summons Crossclaim, #14 Summons Crossclaim, #15 Summons Crossclaim, #16 Summons Crossclaim)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 4/15/2025 (meb).
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Filing 12
Notice of Compliance by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated re #2 Notice of Removal. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text/linkage on 4/15/2025 (meb).
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Filing 11
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated identifying Corporate Parent Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. for Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (Gillen, Laura)
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Filing 10
ANSWER to #2 Notice of Removal, with Jury Demand, THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, El Paso Energy E.S.T. Company, CROSSCLAIM with Jury Demand against Aerojet-General Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Inc., Eagle, Inc., Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, General Electric Company, Honeywell International, Inc., International Paper Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Paramount Global, Sank, Inc., Sentry Insurance Company, Shell USA, Inc., Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Texaco, Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, Uniroyal, Inc., Zurich American Insurance Company by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated.(Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 4/9/2025 (meb).
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Filing 9
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc. (Patin, Darren)
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Filing 8
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #7 Statement of Corporate Disclosure: Document contains incorrect Section. All future pleadings must reflect Section M, District Judge Barry W. Ashe. (meb)
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Filing 7
Statement of Corporate Disclosure by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identifying Corporate Parent MetLife, Inc. for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Roquemore, Patrick)
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Filing 6
ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Wendy B Vitter recused. Case reassigned to Judge Barry W Ashe. Signed by Judge Wendy B Vitter on 4/1/2025.(mmm)
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Filing 5
DIRECTIVE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 1447(b) re #2 Notice of Removal, filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated. By Clerk.(mmv)
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Filing 4
Correction of Docket Entry by Clerk re #1 Notice of Removal. **Document filed- FILED IN ERROR- SEE CORRECT FILING, REC. DOC. 2** (mmv)
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Filing 3
Initial Case Assignment to Judge Wendy B Vitter and Magistrate Judge Michael North. (cc)
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Filing 2
NOTICE OF REMOVAL from CDC, Orleans Parish, case number 2025-00445 Div. A, Sect. 16 (Fee previously paid) filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Gillen, Laura) Modified text on 3/31/2025 (mmv).
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Filing 1
**FILED IN ERROR- SEE CORRECT FILING, REC. DOC. 2** NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Civil District Court Parish of Orleans, case number 2025-00445 (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ALAEDC-10940583) filed by Huntington Ingalls Incorporated. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)Attorney Laura M. Gillen added to party Huntington Ingalls Incorporated(pty:dft).(Gillen, Laura) Modified on 3/31/2025 (mmv).
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