Mealey's (November 12, 2020, 1:53 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A defendant on the verge of settling a case remains an active defendant until formal dismissal, and its consent must be obtained before removal, a federal judge in Illinois said Nov. 10 in remanding an asbestos action on those grounds for the second time (Pamela Longobardi, et al. v. Honeywell International Inc., et al., No. 20-4367, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210154)....