Cortez v. Lamorak Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA CALLEN J. CORTEZ, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 20-2389 LAMORAK INSURANCE COMPANY, SECTION “R” (1) ET AL. ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is defendants ViacomCBS Inc. (“Westinghouse”), General Electric Company (“General Electric”), and Foster Wheeler, LLC’s (“Foster Wheeler”) motion for partial summary judgment, seeking to dismiss plaintiffs’ intentional-tort, fraud, and punitive-damages claims.1 Plaintiffs oppose the motion.2 For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion as to plaintiffs’ intentional-tort and fraud…