Magistrate: Late Discovery Of Premises Owner Warrants Amended Asbestos Complaint

Mealey's (January 22, 2020, 2:29 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Defendant Ford Motor Co. was in the best position to know who owned the land on which its dealership operated, and asbestos plaintiffs present believable explanations for their delayed attempt at naming the true owner, a federal magistrate judge in Louisiana said Jan. 21 in allowing an amended complaint (Keith Michel, et al. v. Ford Motor Co., et al., No. 18-4738, E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9595)....