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 the motion of defendant Certain London Market Insurers for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ claims arising from alleged exposures at Avondale after January 21, 1970.1 Plaintiffs oppose the motion.2 For the following reasons, the Court denies defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND This is an asbestos exposure case. Plaintiffs allege that decedent Callen Cortez contracted mesothelioma as a…