Parties Debate 2011 Amendment, Consent Provision’s Impact On Asbestos Removal

Mealey's (May 13, 2021, 2:14 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Amendments enacted in 2011 to the provision governing removal impose stronger consent requirements on defendants attempting to shift cases to federal court and render removal of a Florida asbestos case untimely, a woman told a federal judge in Florida on May 10....