Judge: No Need To Join Settled State Court Parties To Federal Asbestos Suit

(March 9, 2020, 3:15 PM EDT) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — Contractors with which an asbestos plaintiff already settled are not required parties to his suit naming the owner of the premises where he was allegedly exposed, a federal judge in North Carolina held Feb. 27 (James Michael Hill Jr., et al. v. Mallinckrodt LLC, et al., No. 19-532, M.D. N.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33524)....

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