M.C. v. Pactiv Corporation, et al (Lead Case)MOTION to Dismiss Count SixM.D. Ala.December 27, 2006LEGAL02/30203494v1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION GAIL BEDSOLE TATUM as Mother and Administratrix of the Estate of MELANIE CHAMBERS, a Deceased Minor Child, Plaintiff v. PACTIV CORPORATION and LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION Defendants. ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. ) 2:06-cv-00083-LES-CSC ) (Lead Case) ) (Motion Pertains Only to Member ) Case 2:06-cv-00758-LES-CSC) ) ) ) ) DEFENDANT LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION’S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNT SIX Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b) and 7(b), Defendant Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (“Louisiana-Pacific”) moves this Court for an Order dismissing Count Six of Plaintiffs’ Complaint. As set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Law, Count Six fails to state a valid claim under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer’s Liability Doctrine. Therefore, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Count Six must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted Case 2:06-cv-00083-LES-CSC Document 158 Filed 12/27/2006 Page 1 of 4 2 LEGAL02/30203494v1 Respectfully submitted this 27th day of December, 2006. /s/Bernard Taylor Bernard Taylor (admitted pro hac vice) Douglas S. Arnold (admitted pro hac vice) Orlyn O. Lockard, III (admitted pro hac vice) Counsel for Defendant Louisiana-Pacific Corporation OF COUNSEL: ALSTON & BIRD LLP One Atlantic Center 1201 West Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: (404) 881-7000 Fax: (404) 881-7777 bernard.taylor@alston.com doug.arnold@alston.com skip.lockard@alston.com ADDITIONAL COUNSEL: Dennis R. Bailey ASB No. 4845-I71D R. Austin Huffaker ASB NO. 3422-F55R RUSHTON, STAKELY, JOHNSON, & GARRETT, P.A. 184 Commerce Street Post Office Box 270 Montgomery, AL 36101 Tel: (334) 206-3100 Fax: (334) 262-6277 drb@rsjg.com (Bailey) rah2@rsjg.com (Huffaker) Case 2:06-cv-00083-LES-CSC Document 158 Filed 12/27/2006 Page 2 of 4 3 LEGAL02/30203494v1 Laura Proctor ASB 1504-R54L Associate General Counsel Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 414 Union Street North, Suite 2000 Nashville, Tennessee 37219 Tel: (615) 986-5878 Fax: 1-866-741-5091 laura.proctor@lpcorp.com Case 2:06-cv-00083-LES-CSC Document 158 Filed 12/27/2006 Page 3 of 4 4 LEGAL02/30203494v1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 27th day of December, 2006, I filed the foregoing via the CM/ECF system which will send notice of said filing to the following: W. Eason Mitchell Gregory A. Cade Fred R. DeLeon W. Lee Gresham, III Robert Leslie Palmer Mark R. TerMolen John C. Berghoff, Jr. Matthew C. Sostrin John A. Earnhardt H. Thomas Wells, Jr. Richard Elder Crum /s/Douglas S. Arnold Of Counsel Case 2:06-cv-00083-LES-CSC Document 158 Filed 12/27/2006 Page 4 of 4
