Judge Says Settled, Wrongly Named Defendants Can’t Stand In Way Of Removal

Mealey's (March 14, 2023, 2:20 PM EDT) -- NATCHEZ, Miss. — A settled defendant, an improperly named defendant and three retailers likely protected by Mississippi’s innocent seller law are not impediments to removal of an asbestos-talc case, a federal judge said March 13 in denying a motion to remand....