Plaintiff Asks Court to Reconsider Order Denying Remand, Amendment

BEAUMONT, Texas -- A Texas benzene plaintiff has asked a federal court to reconsider its decision to deny her motion to remand and motion to amend her complaint, saying that it has forced her to file a parallel lawsuit in state court and litigate against the defendants in "piece meal fashion." Strothers v. Goodrich Corp., et al., No. 07-00242 (E.D. Texas).

In her July 26 motion to reconsider filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, J. Frances Strothers says that the federal court has greatly prejudiced her by not allowing her to add 25 defendants …