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Shaughnessy v. PPG Industries, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Louisiana

Decided July 24, 1992No. Civ. A. 90-0384-LCPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAUMAN S. SCOTT, District Judge.

RULING

Before the court is the Motion for Summary Judgment brought by defendant PPG Industries, Inc. and opposed by plaintiff Terry Shaughnessy d/b/a Hackberry Rod & Gun Club. 1 For the reasons which follow, the motion is denied.

Jurisdiction

We have jurisdiction by virtue of diversity of citizenship.

Facts

This case arose following the contamination by PPG of several bodies of water in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, including the PPG Canal, Bayou DTnde, the Calcasieu River, and related wetlands, estuaries, and marshes. This pollution, 2 which allegedly violated the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Union Oil Company v. James J. Oppen and John J. MastersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  3. Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V TestbankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Carbone v. Ursich the Del RioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
  5. Burgess v. M/V TamanoDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1973

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. LA. CRAWFISH PRODUC. v. Amerada Hess Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
  2. Curd v. Mosaic Fertilizer, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Sekco Energy, Inc. v. M/V MARGARET CHOUESTDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1993
  4. Conoco Inc. v. Halter-Calcasieu LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  5. Conoco, Inc. v. Halter-Calcasieu, L.L.C.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003

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