July 22, 2015
Texas Brine Co. LLC asked a Louisiana federal judge on Tuesday to deny Occidental Chemical Corp.'s motion to stay some claims in a putative class action over a massive sinkhole that spurred a statewide emergency in 2012, arguing that the two companies are in arbitration over issues unrelated to those claims.
June 05, 2015
A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday denied Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc.'s request to transfer third-party claims by Texas Brine Co. LLC regarding coverage for class allegations in a suit over a sinkhole to a Texas court, as he wasn't convinced the first-to-file rule applied.
March 17, 2015
Lexington Insurance Co. isn't required to defend Texas Brine Co. LLC against class allegations that the company created a potentially dangerous sinkhole, because Lexington's policies expired more than 15 years before the ground collapsed in 2012, the insurer told a Louisiana federal court Monday.
August 13, 2014
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday said he will approve a $48.1 million settlement in a consolidated class action in which a group of property owners and residents accused Texas Brine Co. LLC of causing a potentially dangerous sinkhole two years ago.
December 02, 2013
Vulcan Materials Co., a third-party defendant in a consolidated class action accusing Texas Brine Co. LLC of causing a potentially dangerous sinkhole, asked a Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday to disqualify Texas Brine's counsel, saying Kean Miller LLP has served as counsel to Vulcan for decades.
May 30, 2013
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday granted class certification to a group of property owners and residents in a consolidated suit accusing Texas Brine Co. LLC and an Occidental Petroleum Corp. unit of causing a potentially dangerous sinkhole, saying the potential class members' claims were similar enough to justify certification.
August 13, 2012
Residents of Louisiana's Assumption Parish on Friday hit industrial brine producer Texas Brine Co. LLC with a putative class action alleging product liability, negligence and Clean Water Act claims, alleging the company is responsible for a potentially dangerous sinkhole that led to forced evacuations.