Acosta v. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA DAVID W. ACOSTA, et al. CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 20-2323 DENKA PERFORMANCE SECTION M (4) ELASTOMER, LLC, et al. ORDER & REASONS Before the Court are two motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim, one filed by defendants DuPont Performance Elastomers, LLC and E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (together, “DuPont”)1 and the other by defendant Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (“Denka”).2 Plaintiffs, 23 residents of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana (“Plaintiffs”), oppose the motions.3 Both DuPont and Denka reply in further…