Federal Officer Removal Focuses On Control, Not Work, Judge Says In Asbestos Case

Mealey's (April 17, 2023, 1:48 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Federal officer removal precedent isn’t focused so much on the type of work but on the degree of control the government exercised and applies to claims that a shipyard failed to take steps to protect workers from asbestos, a federal judge in California said April 14....