Ellis v. Evonik Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAMAR ELLIS, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 21-1089 EVONIK CORPORATION, ET AL. SECTION “R” (3) ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court are defendants Shell Oil Company’s (“Shell”)1 and Evonik Corporation’s (“Evonik”)2 motions to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. Plaintiffs oppose both motions.3 For the following reasons, the Court grants Shell’s motion, and grants in part, and denies in part, Evonik’s motion. The Court further severs this case into fourteen distinct…