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MARATHON PIPE LINE CO. v. LaROCHE INDUSTRIES INC.

Civil Action No. 96-2187.

944 F.Supp. 476 (1996)

MARATHON PIPE LINE CO. et al. v. LaROCHE INDUSTRIES INC. et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

November 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Louis Carrigee, Andrew C. Wilson, Burke & Mayer, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiffs.

Robert M. Contois, Jr., Judith V. Windhorst, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevant, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, LA, for defendant.

ORDER AND REASONS

CLEMENT, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant LaRoche Industries, Inc.'s ("LaRoche") motion to dismiss. For the reasons set forth below, defendant's motion is DENIED.

BACKGROUND

In May 1996, a pipeline owned by Marathon Pipe Line Company ("MPLC") ruptured in rural St. James Parish resulting in the release of some 475,000 gallons of gasoline owned by Marathon Oil Company ("MOC"). Prior to the rupture, defendant...

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