Secondary asbestos exposure case denied remand; rules court is capable of handling complex issues

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana federal court has retained jurisdiction in a woman’s secondary exposure asbestos lawsuit, arguing it is “perfectly capable” of handling complex questions of state law and denying requests to remand.

Judge Carl J. Barbier, of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, filed the April 24 order declining to remand the case to state court.