Judge Denies Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Complaint to Include Allegations Against Physician

MINNEAPOLIS-A plaintiff's motion to amend his complaint to include allegations against a healthcare provider and remand the case to state court was denied by a federal judge on grounds that the Court still has subject matter jurisdiction in the case because the doctor is not being added as a defendant. In re: Baycol Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1431 (D. Minn.).

U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis' Oct. 28 order, which applied to case No. 02-2991, Stephen and Margann Lemmons v. Bayer Corp., et al., stated that the addition of allegations against Dr. David Sisam is intended to bolster the …