Judge Denies Remand After Third-Party Complaint Leads To Removal

Mealey's (January 7, 2022, 2:08 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — While a man suffering from mesothelioma might reach trial quicker in state court, that alone does not warrant remanding his asbestos case where his claims are intertwined with an insurer’s third-party claims against an employer, a federal judge in Louisiana said Jan. 5 in denying a remand request....