Legal Opinion

Fla. Gas Transmission Co. v. Tex. Brine Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 6, 2018No. 2017 CA 0304Published

1Opinion of the CourtCrain, J.

This suit arises from the sinkhole that developed in Assumption Parish in August 2012. Texas Brine Company, LLC, appeals a November 27, 2016 judgment denying its request for a preliminary injunction to enjoin arbitration proceedings. Finding the courts lack authority to decide the issues urged as to the injunction, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

After being named a defendant in this suit, Texas Brine filed incidental demands asserting tort and contract claims against various parties, including Occidental Chemical Corporation ("Oxy") and Vulcan Materials Company. Texas Brine alleged…

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