Judge Rules For 2 Defendants In Asbestos Case, Denies Plaintiffs Leave To Amend

(August 14, 2017, 1:04 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington in separate July 31 rulings granted one company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and another company’s motion to dismiss and denied a couple’s motion for leave to amend their asbestos complaint, which had been previously dismissed without prejudice; all three rulings were based on jurisdictional issues (Matthew Hodjera, et al. v. BASF Catalysts LLC, et al., No. 17-48, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119940, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119942, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 119945)....