3rd Circuit: Judge’s Standard Too Strict In Remanding Boeing Asbestos Case

Mealey's (November 23, 2016, 1:48 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Federal contractors must only present a colorable federal defense for removal and are not subject to a special standard requiring that they prove their case to prevail against a motion to remand, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held Nov. 22 (Steven Papp, et al. v. Fore-Kast Sales Co. Inc., et al., No. 15-2851, 3rd Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 20924)....

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