Judge Says New Precedent Warrants Federal Jurisdiction Over Asbestos Case

Mealey's (March 25, 2020, 2:14 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Recent Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals precedent establishes that negligence claims stemming from work at a shipyard belong in federal court, a federal judge in Louisiana said March 23 in denying remand (Edward J. Boudreaux Jr. v. Albert L. Bossier Jr., et al., No. 19-12355, E.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49330)....