Judge: Vague Allegations Can’t Keep Tire Salesman’s Asbestos Suit In State Court

Mealey's (April 2, 2021, 8:19 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The suspicion that federal jurisdiction exists in a case does not trigger removal, and plaintiffs cannot escape it by “sidestepping” identification of Navy asbestos exposures, a federal judge in Louisiana said March 19 in denying remand of a tire salesman’s case....