SHEPPARD v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Civil Action No. 16-2401.

JESSE FRANK SHEPPARD v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. SECTION "R" (3)

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

November 17, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 43 U.S.C. § 1349
Cause: 43 U.S.C. § 1349 Outer Continental Land Shelf Act
Nature of Suit: 340 Marine
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Frank Sheppard, Plaintiff, represented by Gerolyn Petit Roussel , Roussel & Clement.

Jesse Frank Sheppard, Plaintiff, represented by Benjamin Peter Dinehart , Roussel & Clement, Jonathan Brett Clement , Roussel & Clement, Lauren Roussel Clement , Roussel & Clement & Perry Joseph Roussel, Jr. , Roussel & Clement.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Leigh Ann Tschirn Schell , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Joseph Henry Hart, IV , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Lori Allen Waters , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Magali Ann Puente-Martin , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Thomas A. Porteous , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, Defendant, represented by Edwin Scott Hackenberg , Henchy, Verbois & Hackenberg LLC.

McCarty Corporation, Defendant, represented by Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, April Ann McQuillar , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Kinler , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Douglas Watson Redfearn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP, Janice M. Culotta , Simon, Peragine, Smith and Redfearn, LLP, Louis Oliver Oubre , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP & Nicole M. Loup , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Reilly-Benton Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Thomas L. Cougill , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Jamie M. Zanovec , Willingham Fultz & Cougill, Jeanette Seraile-Riggins , Manion Gaynor Manning LLP, Jennifer H. McLaughlin , Willingham Fultz & Cougill & Jennifer D. Zajac , Willingham Fultz & Cougill.

Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., Defendant, represented by Christopher Kelly Lightfoot , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Edward J. Lassus, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale & Richard J. Garvey, Jr. , Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale.

Bayer CropScience, Inc., Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Ernest G. Foundas , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Melissa M. Desormeaux , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Milele N. St. Julien , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Perrey S. Lee , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

Union Carbide Coporation, Defendant, represented by Deborah DeRoche Kuchler , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Ernest G. Foundas , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Francis Xavier deBlanc, III , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Melissa M. Desormeaux , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Michael H. Abraham , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Milele N. St. Julien , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Perrey S. Lee , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Trevor Matthew Cutaiar , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC.

Montello, Inc., Defendant, represented by Ernest G. Foundas , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, McGready Lewis Richeson , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC & Perrey S. Lee , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC.

OneBeacon America Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Angela J. O'Brien , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Pennsylvania General Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Adam Devlin deMahy , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Angela J. O'Brien , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC, Samuel Milton Rosamond, III , Taylor, Wellons, Politz & Duhe, APLC & Susan Beth Kohn , Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP.

Riley Power, Inc., Defendant, represented by Jennifer E. Adams , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Arthur Wendel Stout, III , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Barbara Bourgeois Ormsby , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, Marc John Bitner , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP & William Claudy Harrison, Jr. , Deutsch Kerrigan LLP.

General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by John Joseph Hainkel, III , Frilot L.L.C., Angela M. Bowlin , Frilot L.L.C., James H. Brown, Jr. , Frilot L.L.C., Kelsey A. Eagan , Frilot L.L.C., Meredith K. Keenan , Frilot L.L.C. & Peter R. Tafaro , Frilot L.L.C..

Uniroyal Holding, Inc., Defendant, represented by Mary Reeves Arthur , Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz, LLP, Jason K. Elam , Forman, Watkins & Kurtz LLP & Katherine Weatherly Emma Trotter , Forman, Watkins & Krutz LLP.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP, Defendant, represented by Diana Cole Surprenant , Adams & Reese, LLP, Kathleen F. Drew , Adams & Reese, LLP & Alex E. Cosculluela , Adams & Reese, LLP.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by H. Minor Pipes, III , Barrasso,Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC, Joseph Henry Hart, IV , Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, LLC, Kimberly R. Silas , Barrasso,Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC & Susan Muller Rogge , Barrasso,Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, LLC.


ORDER AND REASONS

Plaintiff Jesse Frank Sheppard moves to remand this case to the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Because jurisdiction in this Court is is proper under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), Sheppard's motion is denied.

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