LEVI COLEMAN, SR., Deceased; BARBARA COLEMAN; SHIRLEY COLEMAN MORELAND; LEVI COLEMAN, JR.; STANLEY NEWTON; ET AL, Plaintiffs - Appellants [...] v. OFS, INCORPORATED, individually and as successor in interest to Oil Field Sales and Service, Incorporated; ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, individually and as successor in interest to Arco Oil and Gas Corporation, also known as Arco Oil ; Gas Company; BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INCORPORATED, individually and as successor in interest to Amoco Oil Company a [...]

In this Louisiana case, the district court dismissed certain of survival actions as untimely. Louisiana Civil Code Article 2315.1 governs the time period in which survival actions must be brought. The Lousiana Supreme Court has held that the article is prescriptive. The district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claims is reversed and remanded. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 13-30150, 10-30-2014

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

LEVI COLEMAN, SR., Deceased; BARBARA COLEMAN; SHIRLEY COLEMAN MORELAND; LEVI COLEMAN, JR.; STANLEY NEWTON; ET AL, Plaintiffs – Appellants

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OFS, INCORPORATED, individually and as successor in interest to Oil Field Sales and Service, Incorporated; ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, individually and as successor in interest to Arco Oil and Gas Corporation, also known as Arco Oil ; Gas Company; BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INCORPORATED, individually and as successor in interest to Amoco Oil Company and American Oil Company; CHEVRON USA, INCORPORATED, inidividually and as the parent company and successor to Gulf Oil Corporation and Gulf Oil Exploration ; Production Company, and Texaco, Incorporated, the successor to Texas Company; EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, individually and as successor in interest to Exxon Corporation and Mobil Exploration ; Producing Southeast, Incorporated; SHELL OFFSHORE, INCORPORATED; SHELL OIL COMPANY; SWEPI, L.P., individually and as successor in interest to Shell Western E;P, Incorporated; UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA; SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY; PACKARD PIPE TERMINALS, L.L.C., formerly named as Packard Pipe Terminals, Incorporated, Defendants – Appellees

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