Texas Court Denies Writ Seeking Relief from Remand Order

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas Appellate Court has denied a writ seeking relief from a trial court order remanding a case to the court where it was originally filed. In Re: Fluor Enterprises Inc., No. 03-06-00113-CV (Texas Ct. App., 3rd Dist.).

The Texas Third District Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 27 that the judge overseeing the state's asbestos multi-district litigation did not err when remanding the claims that were transferred to him four days before they were set for trial.

The writ of mandamus filed by Fluor Enterprises Inc., Fluor Corp., Fluor Constructors International Inc., and Fluor Texas Inc., …