Shipyard’s Removal Of Asbestos Case Untimely, Currently Meritless, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 13, 2019, 2:12 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A shipyard’s removal of an asbestos action came too late because the initial complaint included allegations of exposure aboard what are clearly Navy vessels and is meritless under existing precedent as well, but because the law in this area is unsettled, sanctions are not appropriate, a federal judge in Louisiana held Sept. 11 (Charles Merlin Parfait Sr. v. Huntington Ingalls Inc., et al., No. 19-11958, E.D. La.)....