Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 26, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NOS. 17-7668; c/w 18-5739PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN L. C. FELDMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Before the Court are two Rule 12 motions: (1) Denka Performance Elastomer LLC's motion to dismiss; and (2) E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's motion to dismiss. For the reasons that follow, DuPont's motion is GRANTED, and Denka's motion is GRANTED without prejudice to the plaintiffs' opportunity to amend their deficient nuisance allegations in their complaint.
Background
This environmental tort litigation arises from the production of neoprene, which allegedly exposes those living in the vicinity of the manufacturing plant to concentrated…
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