Leblanc et al v. Texas Brine Company, LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:12-cv-02059

Court:

Louisiana Eastern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Jay C. Zainey

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  1. July 22, 2015

    Texas Brine Fights Stay In Louisiana Sinkhole Suit

    Texas Brine Co. LLC asked a Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday to deny Occidental Chemical Corp.'s motion to stay some claims in a putative class action over a massive sinkhole that spurred a statewide emergency in 2012, arguing that the two companies are in arbitration over issues unrelated to those claims.

  2. June 05, 2015

    CORRECTED:Insurance Co. Can't Sever Texas Brine Sinkhole Claims

    A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday denied Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.'s request to transfer third-party claims by Texas Brine Co. LLC regarding coverage for class allegations in a suit over a sinkhole to a Texas court, as he wasn't convinced the first-to-file rule applied.

  3. March 17, 2015

    Lexington Says Texas Brine Isn't Covered For La. Sinkhole

    Lexington Insurance Co. isn't required to defend Texas Brine Co. LLC against class allegations that the company created a potentially dangerous sinkhole, because Lexington's policies expired more than 15 years before the ground collapsed in 2012, the insurer told a Louisiana federal court Monday.

  4. August 13, 2014

    Judge OKs $48M Deal In Texas Brine Sinkhole Action

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday said he will approve a $48.1 million settlement in a consolidated class action in which a group of property owners and residents accused Texas Brine Co. LLC of causing a potentially dangerous sinkhole two years ago.

  5. December 02, 2013

    Vulcan Says Texas Brine Counsel Conflicted In Sinkhole Suit

    Vulcan Materials Co., a third-party defendant in a consolidated class action accusing Texas Brine Co. LLC of causing a potentially dangerous sinkhole, asked a Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday to disqualify Texas Brine's counsel, saying Kean Miller LLP has served as counsel to Vulcan for decades.

  6. May 30, 2013

    La. Sinkhole Class Certified In Suit Against Texas Brine

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday granted class certification to a group of property owners and residents in a consolidated suit accusing Texas Brine Co. LLC and an Occidental Petroleum Corp. unit of causing a potentially dangerous sinkhole, saying the potential class members' claims were similar enough to justify certification.

  7. August 13, 2012

    Class Action Blames Texas Brine For La. Sinkhole

    Residents of Louisiana's Assumption Parish on Friday hit industrial brine producer Texas Brine Co. LLC with a putative class action alleging product liability, negligence and Clean Water Act claims, alleging the company is responsible for a potentially dangerous sinkhole that led to forced evacuations.

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