Judge OKs Defendant’s Pre-Service Removal Of Asbestos Action

Mealey's (October 3, 2017, 12:52 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A defendant’s quick removal of an asbestos action precludes consideration of the forum of any unserved defendants, but is not the type of “snap removal” that is objectionable and absurd, a federal judge in Louisiana held Sept. 29 in denying remand (Margaret Leech, et la. V. 3M Co., et al., No. 17-446, E.D. La.)....