Butler v. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JUANEA L. BUTLER, individually and as CIVIL ACTION representative of all others similarly situated v. NO. 18-6685 DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC, ET AL. SECTION "F" ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is Denka Performance Elastomer LLC’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons that follow, the motion is GRANTED. Background This environmental tort litigation arises from allegedly unsafe emissions of chloroprene, a likely human carcinogen. Neoprene is a synthetic,…