Summary Judgment Motion Falls ‘Laughably Short’ Of Removal, Judge Says

Mealey's (February 20, 2020, 12:02 PM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Asking a federal court to resolve a state court summary judgment motion so that an asbestos case on the eve of trial may remain in federal court falls “laughably short” of the standard for removal, a federal judge in West Virginia said Feb. 14 (Raegena Boggs, et al. v. 3M Co., et al., No. 20-121, S.D. W.Va., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25578)....