Judge Rejects ‘Unusual’ Arguments In Support Of Remand Of Asbestos-Talc UCL Case

Mealey's (August 30, 2018, 1:24 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Asbestos-talc plaintiffs’ stance that they lack necessary injury for federal standing and that California is the real party in interest in their action is unusual but ultimately futile, a federal judge in California held Aug. 23 in denying remand of a California unfair competition law claim (Hermelinda Luna, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., No. 18-4830, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144641)....