Barnes et al v. Dresser L L C et al

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.