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Court Denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Shipyard Case to State Court

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Jurisdiction:  Louisiana Eastern District Court - Plaintiff Nolan J. LeBoeuf worked at the Avondale Shipyard in Westwego, La. for several years during the 1970s and 1980s. He also frequently visited coworkers on his days off...more

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Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand Denied

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Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana - Plaintiffs Claudette Washington Skidmore and Courtney Skidmore Williams brought claims against several defendants after the death of their...more

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Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Denied as Plaintiff’s Former Employer Satisfies the Federal Officer Removal Statute

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - Plaintiff Wilson Goffner, Sr. was diagnosed with malignant lung cancer in March 2020following his employment at the Avondale shipyard in the late 1960s and 1970s. In...more

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Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Granted in Leopold v. Air

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois - In Leopold v. Air, plaintiff Debra Leopold filed an asbestos action in the Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois. Defendant...more

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Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Case Removed under Federal Officer Removal Statute Denied

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In this asbestos action, plaintiff Michael Marcus alleged that he developed mesothelioma from working with or around asbestos-containing products while serving in the United States Navy. The plaintiff brought claims of design...more

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Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Denied; Court Finds Defendants’ Removal Timely

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Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Southern Division - This action was filed in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, on June 23, 2022. The complaint named numerous...more

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Court Finds No Fraudulent Joinder, Plaintiff Successful on Motion to Remand

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Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; April 28, 2023 - This asbestos-related action was brought by plaintiff Carolyn Keiser on behalf of herself and as the executor of her husband,...more

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District Court Denies Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand despite Dismissal of Defendant that Formed the Basis of Federal Jurisdiction

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - As previously reported on Asbestos Case Tracker, this matter involves Plaintiff Frank P. Ragusa, who filed an action against various defendants in state court...more

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District Court Finds Defendant Has Colorable Federal Officer Statutory Defense, Denies Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand

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Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - This is an asbestos-related lawsuit claiming that Shelton Boutte contracted lung cancer from alleged exposure to asbestos during his career as...more

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Motion to Remand Denied as Defendant’s Removal Timely Under Federal Officer Removal Statute

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Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - In this asbestos action, decedent Gayle LeBeau alleged take-home exposure to asbestos from her father and brother’s work at the Avondale...more

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Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand Granted Due to Lack of Fraudulent Joinder

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Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington   Plaintiff Jeffrey Cockrum alleged exposure to asbestos from his work as a laborer and laboratory technician at Alcoa Wenatchee Works, an aluminum...more

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Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand Granted Based on Claim Disclaimer in Action against Boiler Manufacturer

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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, August 2, 2022 - Plaintiffs Kathryn and Earl Heilner filed a lawsuit against Foster Wheeler and 71 other defendants in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas...more

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Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand Granted Due to Railroad Company Defendant’s Untimely Motion for Removal  

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin , July 13, 2022 - Plaintiffs Trisha and David Babler filed a lawsuit to recover damages Trisha allegedly sustained as a result of “take-home” asbestos...more

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Federal Court Exercises Supplemental Jurisdiction in Shipyard Case

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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, March 17, 2022 - In this asbestos action, decedent Joseph B. Savoie, Jr. developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos at the Avondale Shipyards. Certain...more

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