Asbestos Plaintiff Says Removal Statute Amendment Left Causal-Nexus Test Untouched

Mealey's (July 10, 2019, 12:50 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — In amending the federal officer removal statute in 2011, Congress addressed a specific problem and intentionally left untouched causal-nexus language, a man told the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals July 8 in urging it to affirm remand of his asbestos case (James A. Latiolais v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., et al., No. 18-30652, 5th Cir.)....