Legal Opinion
McKnight v. Dresser, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 2012No. 11-30050, 11-30072 and 11-30104PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In a consolidated appeal, Plaintiffs-Appellants contend that the district court erred in denying their motions to remand and in dismissing their workplace safety claims as time-barred. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Defendant-Appellee Dresser, Inc., (“Dresser”) is an industrial valve manufacturer with facilities in the state of Louisiana. Appellants all worked for Dresser at some point in the last four decades, their respective employments terminating at…
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