Legal Opinion
Ashworth v. International Paper Co
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided August 9, 2024No. 2:20-cv-00053Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION ROSE EPPERSON CASE NO. 2:20-CV-00053 VERSUS JUDGE JAMES D. CAIN, JR. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO ET AL MAGISTRATE JUDGE CAROL B. WHITEHURST MEMORANDUM RULING Before the court is a Motion for Preliminary Approval of a Modified Class Action Settlement [doc. 199] filed by plaintiff Rose Epperson. Non-settling defendants BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) and International Paper Company (“IP”) (collectively, “non- settling defendants”) oppose the motion. Docs. 202, 203. I. BACKGROUND This suit arises from alleged ground…
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