Former Safety Director Improperly Joined To Contamination Suit, Judge Says

Mealey's (July 1, 2019, 2:09 PM EDT) -- OXFORD, Miss. — The former safety director to the predecessor of a defendant company accused of failing to properly remediate trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination that has migrated off its property is not properly named as a defendant in a lawsuit because he cannot face liability solely on his title, a federal judge in Mississippi ruled June 28 in denying the plaintiffs’ motion to remand and granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss (L.L.D. LLC, et al. v. Enpro Industries Inc., et al., No. 19-cv-00046-GHD-JMV, N.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108982)....