Late Asbestos Case Removal Still Timely, Colorable Defense Raised, Judge Says

Mealey's (March 17, 2021, 1:24 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A complaint disclaiming liability for federal officer actions gave defendants no reason to suspect that an asbestos case involved federal jurisdiction, the defendant cannot be considered to have known based on previous litigation and the eventual removal was timely based on subsequent actions in the case, a federal judge in Louisiana said March 12 in denying remand....