IN RE: Explosion and Fire at Marrero, Louisiana, on August 3, 1981

597 In re Explosion and Fire at Marrero, Louisiana on oo
August 3, 1981
84/04/18 1 MOTION,MEMORANDUM, SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS AND CERT. OF SVC. =--
Enola Taylor SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE DISTRICT: E.D. Loulsiana
SUGGESTED TRANSFEREE JUDGE: ? (emh)
84/04/25 2 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME -- The Jim Walter Corp. and The
Celotex Corp. -- Extension GRANTED to and including May 18,
1984 to The Jim Walter Corp. and The Celotex Corp. =-=-
Notified involved counsel. (ds)
84/04/27 APPEARANCES -- LLOYD W. HAYES, ESQ. for the Celotecx Corp.
and Alfred H. Phillip; THOMAS C. MACDONALD, JR., ESQ. for Jim
Walter Corp. and A. T. Shukas; GEORGE R. BLUE, JR., ESQ. for
Exide Corp.; PAUL B. DEAL, ESQ. for Rollins Burdick Hunter
Co., Inc.; RENE A. PASTOREK, ESQ. for Aetna Casualty & Surety
Co.; (ds)
84/04/30 APPEARANCE -- DONNA S. CUMMINGS, ESQ. for Enola Taylor, Ella
Mae Stimage Walker and Edward Jones. (rew)
84/05/08 APPEARANCE -- ROBERT E. KERRIGAN, JR., ESQ. for Gould Inc.
(ds)
84/05/17 APPEARANCE -- H, JEROME GETTE, ESQ. for Allendale Mutual
Insurance Co., Arkwright-Boston Manufacturers Mutual
Insurance Co., Philadelphia Manufacturers Mutual Insurance
Co., Protection Mutual Insurance Co., Factory Mutual
Engineering Association (cds)
84/05/18 3 MEMORANDUM -- Celotex Corp. and Al Phillip w/cert. of sve.
(ds)
84/05/18 )H RESPONSE -- Jim Walter Corp. and A.T. Shukas w/cert. of svc.(ds)
84/05/21 APPEARANCE -- ROBERT H. WOOD, JR., ESQ. for Exxon Corporation
(cds)
84/06/25 HEARING ORDER -- Setting motion to transfer A-1 thru A-6 for
Panel Hearing in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 1984 (emh)
84/07/16 5 MOTION TO CONTINUE HEARING -- The Celotex Corp. and Alfred H.
Philipp w/certo 1f sve. =- DENIED -- Notified involved
counsel. (ds)

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84/07/23 : HEARING APPEARANCES -- DONNA S. CUMMINGS, ESQ. for Enola
Taylor, et al.; FRANK R. JAKES, ESQ. for Jim Walter Corp. and
A.T. Shukas; LLOYD W. HAYES, ESQ. for the Celotex Corp. and
Alfred H. Phillip (rh)
| WAIVERS OF ORAL ARGUMENT -- Eaton Corp.; Exide Corp; Aetna
| Casualty & Surety Co.; Rollins Burdick Hunter Co.,; Exxon
i Corp.; Factory Mutual Engineering Assoc.; Allendale Mutual
Insurance Co.; Philadelphia Manufacturers Mutual Insurance
| Co.; and Protection Mutual Insurance Co. (rh)
84/08/03 | ORDER DENYING TRANSFER OF LITIGATION -- pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
| §1407 ~~ Notified involved counsel, judges, clerks and misc.| recipients. (ds)
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DOCKET NO. 597 =-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
CAPTION: IN RE EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT MARRERO, LOUISIANA, ON AUGUST 3, 1981
SUMMARY OF LITIGATION :
7/26/84
. Dates Filed Type Citation District Name of Judge Assigned From
8/3/84 MO Unpublished
Special Transferee Information
DATE CLOSED: August 3, 1984

ISTING OF INVOLVED ACTIONS
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DOCKET NO. 597 —-= In re Explosion and Fire at Marrero, Louisiana, on Auqust 3, 1981
Intra- District Civil rans feregbate of
Office and Action ransfer| Docket [Dismissal
Number Caption ITudge Number Date Number pr Remand Misc.
A-1 Enola Taylor v. The Jim Walter Corp., M.D.Fla.| 83-951-T-1[3
et al. arr
A=2 Ella M.W. Stimage v. The Jim Walter .D.Fla.| 83-952-T-1[
Corp., et al. arr
A-3 elvin Bennett, et al. v. The Jim .D.Fla.| 83-953-T-1p
alter Corp., et al. ovachevjch
A-4 Enola Taylor v. Aetna Casualty & .D.La. 81-4397-1	(4)
Surety Co., et al. entz
A-5 Ella M.W. Stimage v. Aetna Casualty .D.La. 82-3341-1I	(4)
& Surety Co., et al. entz
A-6 Melvin Bennett, et al. v., Aetna .D.La. 82-3343-I	(#4)
Casualty & Surety Co., et al. entz

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ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. _597 -- _In re Explosion and Fire at Marrero, Louisiana
-on August 3, 1981 ~~ =~ 0 0 OOOO OOOO OOO
AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. EATON CORP.
Rene A. Pastorek, Esquire Robert E. Barkley, Jr., Esquire
Windhorst, Pastorek & Gaudry Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson,
72 Westbank Expressway Boisfontaine & Nathan
Suite 101 2500 Pan American Life Center
Post Office Box 409 601 Poydras Street
Gretna, Louisiana 70054 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
(No. app. rec'd)
ROLLINS BURDICK HUNTER CO., INC.
Paul B. Deal, Esquire GOULD, INC.
Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, GOULD-NATIONAL BATTERIES, INC.
| Hunley, Moss & Frilot Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., Esquire
21st Floor, Pan American Life Center Ethel Harriet Cohen, Esq.
601 Poydras Street Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 755 Magazine Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
EXIDE CORP. oo .
George R. Blue, Jr., Esquire
Blue, Williams & Buckley :
3501 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1000 EXXON CORPORATION
Metairie, Louisiana 70002 Robert H. Wood, Jr., Esq.
Exxon Co., U.S.A.
JIM WALTER CORP. Litigation Section
A. 1. SHURAS P.O. Box 60626
Thomas C. MacDonald, Jr., Esquire New Orleans, LA 70160
Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings
& Evans, P.A. SE
Post Office Box 3324
Tampa, Florida 33601 -
THE CELOTEX CORP.
ALFRED H. PHILLIPP
Lloyd W. Hayes, Esquire oC
Adams and Reese FACTORY MUTUAL SYSTEM
4500 One Shell Square FACTORY INSURANCE ASSOC.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70139 INDUSTRIAL RISK INSURERS
AETNA INSURANCE CO.
AMERICAN CASUALTY CO.
AMERICAN REINSURANCE CO.
BITUMINOUS CASUALTY CORP.
COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE CO.
THE CONNECTICUT IDEMNITY CO.
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
- CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
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Panel Attorney Service List -- p. 2
DOCKET NO. 597 -_—
FIDELITY & CASUALTY CO. OF NEW YORK |FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. ENOLA TAYLOR (A-1)	anc (Ad) ~~...
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF NEWARK ELLA MAE STAGE es a -GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE & LIFE MELVIN BENNETT (A-3 and Az5)
ASSURANCE CORP. Donna S. Cummings, EsqCummings.& Gambel :
GLEN FALLS INSURANCE CO. 116 Gravier Street
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
THE HANOVER INSURANCE CO. ’
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO.
HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION
& INSURANCE CO.
THE HOME INSURANCE CO. Co
INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA EE )
MILLERS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | ALLENDALE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
MONARCH INSURANCE CO. OF OHIO i SOA :
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD | ARKWRIGHT-BOSTON MANUFACTURERS
NATIONAL INDEMNITY CO. | METUAL INSURANCE CO.
NATIONAL SURETY CORD. | PHILADELSHIR MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL
A anya pa LE INSURANCE CO. OF | PROTECTION MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO., | FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION
NORTH AMERICAN REINSURANCE CORP. | Lowry Barfield, Esq. Kan]NORTHBROOK PROPERTY & CASUALTY | obins, zelle, Larson & Raplan
INSURANCE CO. | 5001 LBJ Freeway, Suite 895
NORTHERN INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | Dallas, Texas 75234
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
PACIFIC INDEMNITY CO.
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.
| PRUDENTIAL REINSURANCE CO.
| THE REINSURANCE CORP. OF NEW ORYK
RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.
ROYAL INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA :
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO.
SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, Ltd.
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY	CO.
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.
U.S. FIRE INSURANCE CO.
EXXON CO., U.S.A.
WELDON N. EMMONS
VERN F. HERRMANN "
ZURICH INSURANCE CO. 5,
(Unable to determine counsel or address
for the above named defendants)

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COMMON PARTY CHECKLIST -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
DOCKET NO. 597 -- In re Explosion and Fire at Marrero, Louisiana, on
Name of Part | } Named as Party in Following Actions
The Jim Walter Corp. K-L,	A 8 4,5 L —
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DOCKET NO. 597 --
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Continental Casualty Co. A485 & 0000000
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Northbrook Property AL le TT
& Casualty Insurance Co.
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| Northwestern National ~
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St. Paul Fire & Marine
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