Fraudulent Joinder, Remand Work Nets Asbestos Plaintiffs’ Counsel $11,525

Mealey's (March 9, 2023, 12:32 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — After initially denying any fees due to issues with the supporting declarations, a federal judge in Washington awarded counsel to a couple in an asbestos case $11,525 in fees for successfully arguing that a Washington state defendant was not fraudulently joined and that a case belonged in state court as a result, a federal judge said March 8....