IN RE: Continental Grain Co., Inc., Disaster at Westwego, Louisiana, on December 22, 1977

JPML, FORM 1A
DOCKET ENTRIES
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET No. 392 —-_ IN RE CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY, INC., DISASTER AT WESTWEGO,
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vate wer. Pleading Description
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6/4/79 | 1 | MOTION, BRIEF, SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS and CERTIFICATE OF| SERVICE -- All Plaintiffs
| SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE COURT: Eastern District of Louisiana
| SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE JUDGE: (cds) ‘
oo 2 | LETTER -- Plaintiffs Legal Committee/Continental	| Grain Disaster (no service) (emh)i |
6/14/79 3 | EXTENSION OF TIME -- Request to file a response --| Defendants Michael Fribourg, Walter Goldschmidt,
Bernard Steinweg, Sheldon L. Berens, Jack Berg and
| | Donald Bain -- GRANTED TO ALL PARTIES to 7/2/79 (emh)| |
6/18/79) 4 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME —-- R.S. Fling & Partners, Inc; Jan M. Elzey, John Sadler and Russell S. Fling --
| Extension of Time Previously Granted to All on 6/14/79
6/19/79 | | APPEARANCES -- Thomas J. Wyllie for Continental Grain Co.,
John Q. Deaver, Jaeson Brown, David Keller, and David
Borchert; John J. Cummings, III for plaintiffs in litigation,
| | A. R. Christovich for National Union Fire Insurance	Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Dermot McGlinchey
| | for CEA-Carter Day Company; Ralph L. Kaskell for
; R. S. Fling & Partners, Inc.; Henry McNamara for
MacDonald Engineering Company; W. Clay McGehee for
| Phostoxin Sales, Inc.; Charles E. Leche for Researchi Products Company; Joseph H. Mueller for Henry Fisher;
! ! Peter A. Feringa, Jr. for Orleans Electric, Inc.;
| Dean A. Sutherland for Industrial Fumigant Company;
| | John V. Baus for Fegles Construction Company, Fegler-Power Service Corp. and Travelers Insurance Co.;
| A.D. Freeman for the Weitz Co., Inc.; Normand F. Pizza	| for LeGardeur International, Inc.; John E. Diaz for
| Control Systems, Inc.; Paul H. Spaht for H.A. Williams
| & Associates, Inc.; Harry A. Rosenberg for Winsmith;
| Edward J. Zulkey for William Phillips; Dennis M. O'Hara	| for Harold Vogel; Mark H. Alcott for Michael Fribourg,
Walter Goldschmidt, Bernard Steinweg, Sheldon Berens,
: Jack Berg and Donald Bain; Kenneth A. Seltzer for
Max Spencer; Gordon F. Wilson, Jr. for James R. Gore and
| American Motorists Ins. Co. and American Manufacturers
| Ins. Co.; Rene' A. Pastorek for Aetna Casualty & Surety
| Co. (emh)
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SPML, FORM 1A
DOCKET ENTRIES
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
LCEET Ne. 392 -- In re Continental	Grain Co., Inc. Disaster	at Westwego, =
Louisiana on December 22, 1977
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6/22/79 | | APPEARANCE ~- J. Frederick Kessenich for Northbrook
: | Insurance Company (emh)
6/25/79] | FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED TO ALL PARTIES --| to and including July 20, 1979 (reference pleading no. 3)
| (NO JULY HEARING) (emh)
6/25/79 | APPEARANCE -- Craig R. Nelson, Esg. for Insurer of theWeitz Co.
6/29/79 | APPEARANCE —— P. A. Bienvema for Industrial Risk Insurors| successor to Factory Insurance Association
/3/79 | 5 RESPONSE, BRIEF, CERT. OF SVC.--Deft. R.S. Fling & Partners,
| Inc., et al. (ea)
7/9/79 | APPEARANCE--Rene' A. Curry, Jr., Esq. for Bando ChemicalIndustries, Ltd. (ea) :
7/17/79 ! 6 REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO FILE BREIF OVER 20 PAGES -- Def.
Continental Grain Co. -- GRANTED (cds) :
7/20/79 | 7 JOINT RESPONSE/BRIEF/CERT. OF SVC. -- Continental Defts. (ea)
7/23/79 | 8 RESPONSE/CERT. OF SVC. —-- Defts. Fling, Sadler and Elzey. (ea)
7/23/79 | 9 RESPONSE/CERT. OF SVC. -- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. (ea)
7/23/79 APPEARANCE -- Dennis P, Orr, Esq. for Degesch GMBH. (ea).
7/30/79 | 10 [LETTER with reference to pldg. no. 5 enclosing an order signed
| | by Judge Robert M. Duncan, S. D. Ohio -- dated July 24, 1979	t
| signed by Stephen B. Murray, Esq. (ea)	7/31/79 APPEARANCE -- A. R. Christovich, Jr., Esq. for Commerce and
| | Industry Insurance Co.; Commerce & Industry Ins. Co. of Canada;{ Insurance Co. fo the State of Penn.; American Home Assurance Co.;
| | American Int'l Insurance Co. (ea)8/10/79 HEARING ORDER -- Setting A-1 through A-7 for hearing in the
| Northern District of Illinois for Sept. 18, 1979 (cds)
9/13/79 | HEARING APPEARANCES: SOMEONE FROM PLTFS. COMM. FOR all
| plaintiffs; MARK ALCOTT, ESQ. FOR Continental De-fendants (cds)
9/13/79 WAIVER OF ORAL ARGUMENTS: J. FREDRICK KESSENICH, ESQ. FOR
| Northbrook Excess and Surplus Ins. Co.; DEAN A. SUTHER-! LAND, ESQ. FOR Industrial Fumigan Co.; National Union
| Fire Ins Co. (cds)
9/13/79 Lo11 LETTER -- Requesting adjournment of Sept. 18, 1979 hearing --
| Continental defendants -- DENIED (emh)i
79/11/28 | | CONSENT OF TRANSFEREE DISTRICT -- Assigning actions to E.D.
Louisiana before Judge Mitchell (cds)
79/11/28 4 OPINION AND ORDER -- Consolidating A-1 through A-7 in the
E.D. Louisiana before the Honorable Lansing L. Mitchell
| —— Notified involved judges, clerks & counsel (cds)i t .
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JPML Form 1 " "
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DOCKET NO, 392 -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CAPTION: IN RE CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY INC., DISASTER AT WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA ON DECEMBER 22, 1977
SUMMARY OF LITIGATION
Sept. 18, 1979 :
Dates Filed Type Citation District Name of Judge Assigned From
Nov. 28, 1979 PC 482 F.Supp.330 |E.D. Louisiana Lansing L. Mitchell
Special Transferee Information ;
DATE CLOSED: SA7 gC

JPMIL, FORM 1 LISTING OF INVOLVED ACTIONS
DOCKET NO. 392 —— IN RE CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY, INC., DISASTER AT WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA ON
DECEMBER 22, 1977 ee
Intra- District] Civil rans feredDate ofOffice and Action ransfer| Docket [Dismissal
Number Caption Judge Number Date Number pr Remand Misc.
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A-1l John C. Bush, et al. v. Continental |[E.D.La. 78-19 (%*)| ——m me v/s} CobGrain Company, et al. Mitchell SOA)
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A-2 John C. Bush, et al. v. Henry Fisher |[E.D.Mo. | 78-1383 Tif S010 79-4910 (3Wangelin 5) |
Co g van HDA-3 John C. Bush, et al. v. Michael S.D.N.Y.| 78 Civ 6103 7/-/ ~°
Fribourg, et al. Cannella i
A-4 John C. Bush, et al. v. William N.D.Ill.| 78C5064 EEE Ghd y
Phillips Crowley TA BE	i
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A=-5 John C. Bush, et al. v. Max Spencer N.Jersey| 78-3050 ym iBiunno ||
yagi -Fl 2) /A-6 John C. Bush, et al. v. Harold Vogel [S.D.Fla.| 78-6546-Civl. NCR g.- 991
Rutger TEES A /
Roe tyes ‘ ’ /
Joon Prev FOR	A-7 John C. Bush, et al. v. Russell S. S.D.Ohio| C-2-78-1324	/~ /* ,
Fling, et al. Duncan 4 :
Tifa4577"Following action severed from A-1 Ny 4A
* Sheryl Ann Ledet v. H. A. Williams & | E.D.La.|78-4172,— 157135 :
Associates, Inc., et al. Mitchel] 4 ©)(*X (There are 55 other actions consolidated vA ik!
in La.,E. with 78-19 to make a totallof
~ 56 actions)
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JPML Form 4
ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 392 -- In re Continental Grain Company, Inc., Disaster at Westwego,
Louisiana on December 22, 1977
CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY MACDONALD ENGINEERING COMPANY
JOHN Q. DEAVER Henry D. McNamara, Jr., Esguire
JAESON BROWN Hailey, McNamara, McNamara & Hall
DAVID KELLER 643 Imperial Office Building
— DAVID BORCHERT 3301 North Causeway Boulevard
Thomas J. Wyllie, Esquire Metairie, ILouisiana 70002
| Adams and Reese
| 4500 One Shell Scauare PHOSTOXIN SALES, INC.
. New Orleans, Louisiana 70139 W. Clay McGehee, Esquire
Burke and Mayer
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 1616 One Shell Square"
: OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA New Orleans, Louisiana 70139
A. R. Christovich, Jr., Esquire
1815 American Bank Building RESEARCH PRODUCTS COMPANY
| New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Charles E. Leche, Esquire
Normann & Normann
| CEA-CARTER DAY COMPANY 1600 Hibernia Bank Bldg.
Dermot S. McGlinchey, Esguire New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz &
Hoffman HENRY FISHER
Lafayette Place Joseph H. Mueller, Esquire
Camp & Capdevielle Streets 112 North Fourth Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70176 St. Louis, Missouri 63102
R. S. FLING & PARTNERS, INC. ORLEANS ELECTRIC, INC.
RUSSELL S. FLING Peter A. Feringa, Jr., Esquire
JOHN SADLER Chaffe, McCall, Phillips,
JAN M, ELZEY Toler & Sarpy
Ralph IL. Kaskell, Jr., Escuire 1500 First National Bank of
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles Commerce Building
4700 One Shell Sguare New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
New Orleans, Louisiana 70139

JPML, FORM 4A -- Continuation
Panel Attorney Service List -- p. _2
DOCKET NO. 392 -- In re Continental Grain Company, Inc., Disaster at Westwego,
Louisiana on December 22, 1977
INDUSTRIAL FUMIGANT COMPANY | WINSMITH, a division of UMC, INC.Dean A. Sutherland, Esquire Harry A. Rosenberg, Esguire
Herbert, Abbott & Horack Phelps, Dunbar, Marks,
666 pPoydras Street, Suite 500 Claverie & Sims
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 1300 Hibernia Bank Building
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
FEGLES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
FECTS ROWER SERVICE ConFonATioN nce ensmourc
John V. Baus, Esquire WALTER GOLDSCHMIDT
Tones Walker Waech ter Poitevent BERNARD STEI G
rere & bencre ’ ’ SHELDON BERENS
225 Bar e st eet JACK BERGonne St | DONALD BAIN
18th Floor a	——
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 | Mark H. Alcott, Esquire
! | Paul. Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton	ri
THE WEITZ COMPANY, INC, , & Garrison }
A. D. Freeman, Esguire | 345 Park Avenue. D. ’ i k, k 0022
| Satterlee, Mestayer & Freeman | ew Yor New Yor 1
| 1606 First National Bank of
| ariof ank © | WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Commerce Building | Edward J. Zulkey,	LT Edward J. Zulkey, EsquireNew Orleans, Louisiana 70112 i .
| Baker & McKenzieI .
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LEGARDEUR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 130 East Randolph Drive
=== Chicago, Illinois 60601
Normand F.Pizza, Escguire
303 s. Broad
© HAROLD VOGEL
P.O. Box 19567 — .
New Orleans, Louisiana 70179 Dennis M. O'Hara, Esquire
! Wicker, Smith, Blomgvist,
Davant, Tutan, O'Hara & McCoy
CONTROL. SYSTEMS, INC. Suite 300, 633 5.5. Third AvenuePost Office Drawer 3507 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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Lafayette, Louisiana 705 SPENCER
H.A., WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES, INC. Kenneth A. Seltzer, Esquire: Vitiello & Seltzer
Paul H. Spaht, Esquire
- 744 Broad Street
Kantrow, Spaght, Weaver & Walter Newark, New Jerse 07102P.O. Box 2997 ’ y
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821

JPMIL, FORM 4A ~- Continuation
Panel Attorney Service List ~-- p. 3
DOCKET NO. 392 -= IN RE Continental Grain Company, Inc., Disaster at Westwego,
—_— Touisiana on Decewbex 22, 1977
—— NO. APPEARAN R D_FOR : OLLOWING
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO. BANDO CHEMICAL	INDUSTRIES,	LTD. =
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO. Rene A. Curry, Jr., Esquire
GORE ENGINEERING 4402 One Shell Sguare
JAMES R. GORE New Orleans, Louisiana 70139
Gordon F. Wilson, Jr., Esquire
Dodge, Friend, Wilson &
Spedale :
1335 First National Bank of
Commerce Building
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 B. F. GOODRICH, INC.
Dan E. West, Esguire
AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. 614 LNB BuildingRene' A. Pastorek, Esquire . :
. : 451 Florida Blvd
Suite 101 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 7030172 Westbank Expressway ’
P.O. Box 324
" Gretna, Louisiana 70054 DEGESCH GMBHP.O. Box 6102070-6000
: Frankfurt 61
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Are oTney at ot COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY. COMMERCE & INDUSTRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 CANADA
INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE OF
INSURERS OF PENNSYLVANIA
IEE WRIIZ	COMPANY | THE KEMPER	CORPORATION
Craig R. Nelson, Esquire Secretary of State
Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hulse Baton Rouge, Louisiana
& Nelson
4600 One ell uare
New oetommn. Louisiana 70139 NORTHBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYJ. Fredrick Kessenich, Esd.
INDUSTRIAL RISK INSURORS Suite 2010 Amoco Building
Successors to Factory 1340 Poydras Street
Insurance Association New Orleans, LA 70112
P. A. Bianvenu, Esquire
John John W. Waters, Jr., Esq.
Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon
1414 American Bank Bldg. :
New Orleans, La. 70130

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COMMON PARTY CHECKLIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
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