Barnes et al v. Dresser L L C et al
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1:21-cv-00024
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November 07, 2024
Ex-GE Affiliate Cleared In Bellwether Chemical Leak Verdict
A Louisiana jury has cleared General Electric Co. and former subsidiary Dresser LLC of liability in a bellwether suit over allegations that they improperly disposed of chemicals that contaminated the Rapides Parish area.
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October 11, 2024
Bellwether Plaintiffs Let Halliburton Escape Pollution Dispute
Two bellwether plaintiffs in litigation seeking to hold the owners and operators of a former pipe manufacturing facility liable for contamination have agreed to permanently drop their claims against Halliburton Energy Services.
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August 15, 2024
Judge Rejects GE's Bid To Pull Plug On Contamination Suit
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday refused to let General Electric escape a lawsuit alleging it is liable for widespread environmental contamination caused by a now-closed pressure valve manufacturing facility that GE used to own.
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February 29, 2024
GE Denies Ties To La. Environmental Contamination Suit
General Electric has told a Louisiana federal judge it should be freed from a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for widespread environmental contamination caused by a since-closed pressure valve manufacturing facility in Rapides Parish, saying the property owners behind the suit are relying on a misguided theory of liability.
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September 22, 2023
Judge Won't Toss Water Damages Claims In La. Pollution Suit
A Louisiana federal judge denied two companies' attempt to escape claims for state Groundwater Act damages by hundreds of property owners who allege their now-closed pipe valve manufacturing facility in Rapides Parish caused widespread contamination.
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August 09, 2023
La. Enviro Department Immune From Claims In Pollution Suit
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the state's environmental regulatory body from two lawsuits brought by proposed classes accusing a manufacturing facility of causing widespread contamination to the surrounding region, saying that the department is immune from such litigation.
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August 04, 2023
Property Owners Denied Class Cert. In La. Pollution Suit
A Louisiana federal judge won't certify two proposed classes of property owners who accused a manufacturing facility of causing widespread contamination to the surrounding terrain, saying the proposed classes don't satisfy the necessary certification components.
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May 18, 2023
Property Owners Seek Class Cert. In Louisiana Pollution Suit
A proposed class of property owners is urging a Louisiana federal court to certify and bifurcate its putative class action over alleged contamination of groundwater, soil and air from a local industrial site.
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January 07, 2021
Halliburton La. Facility Sued For Contaminated Groundwater
A proposed Louisiana class claims that Halliburton Co. failed to notify them that a toxic plume from one of its industrial sites contaminated hundreds, if not thousands, of properties after an accidental fire hydrant crack exposed the chemicals.