Judge Says Recovery Possible From Local Defendant, Remands Asbestos-Talc Case

Mealey's (May 11, 2021, 10:08 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Because the plaintiffs could hold a professional vendor liable under Louisiana law for selling asbestos-tainted talc, the company was not improperly joined to defeat diversity, and the case belongs in state court, a federal judge in Louisiana said April 22 in remanding....