Magistrate Judge Finds Statute, Precedent Support J&J’s Snap Removal In Asbestos Case

Mealey's (April 30, 2020, 1:48 PM EDT) -- BUFFALO, N.Y. — Modern technology created a situation where Johnson & Johnson could remove an asbestos lawsuit even before service on any parties, but such statutory language permits such snap removals as recent precedent affirms, a federal magistrate judge in New York said April 29 (John Castro, et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., et al., No. 19-279, W.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75422)....