Ninth Circuit will let asbestos plaintiffs amend previously dismissed complaint

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a California federal court’s decision denying an asbestos plaintiff’s request to amend his complaint.

Plaintiffs Dennis and Tho Hellervik appealed a decision out of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, where Judge R. Gary Klausner dismissed the complaint alleging asbestos-related injuries and denied leave to amend the complaint.