May 09, 2024
A Louisiana federal judge has dropped General Electric from property owners' suit alleging widespread contamination caused by a now-closed manufacturing facility, finding an earlier merger by a subsidiary did not make the company a liable successor.
February 29, 2024
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.
September 22, 2023
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.
August 09, 2023
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.
August 04, 2023
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.