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 defendant ViacomCBS, Inc.’s (“Westinghouse”) motion for partial summary judgment as to the claims of Callie Cortez Billiot, Kelsey J. Cortez, and Mona Hotard Cortez arising from decedent Callen Cortez’s alleged exposure to Westinghouse’s asbestos-containing Fire Retardant Decorative Micarta (“FRDM”).1 Plaintiffs, Continental Insurance Company (“Continental”), Hopeman Brothers, Inc.…