Judge Won’t Limit Section 1442 Asbestos Removal To Current Federal Officers

( October 2, 2025, 2:59 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A ruling finding that removal applied only to current federal officers is distinguishable from an asbestos case and would result in reading the statute too narrowly, a federal judge in Louisiana said in denying remand....

Attached Documents

Order and reasons
Plaintiffs’ motion for remand
Avondale’s response with attachments
Plaintiffs’ reply with attachments
Plaintiffs’ motion on government immunity with attachments
Avondale’s opposition with attachments
Plaintiffs’ reply
Plaintiffs’ second supplemental brief on government immunity
Plaintiffs’ supplemental memorandum on government immunity with attachments

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