9th Cir. to Hear Interlocutory Appeal of Federal Officer Removal Decision
July 10, 2012
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HONOLULU — A U.S. District Court Judge in Hawaii has granted a plaintiffs’ motion for interlocutory appeal, paving the way for the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to consider whether a former Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worker should be permitted to pursue his asbestos claims in state court. Thompson v. Crane Co., et al., No. 11-638 (D. Hawaii).
Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi ruled June 19 that plaintiff David M. Thompson Jr.’s motion satisfied all of the requirements necessary for interlocutory appeal of an April 17 order denying his motion to remand a failure-to-warn asbestos case that was removed by …
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