Judge Refuses to Remand Proposed Statewide Class of Baycol Plaintiffs

MINNEAPOLIS - A federal judge denied a motion to remand filed by plaintiffs seeking to establish a class for Florida residents who allegedly suffered substantial injury and economic harm as a result of using Baycol, ruling that the plaintiffs' failure to limit the request for punitive damages, injunctive relief and treble damages could result in awards in excess of $75,000. In re: Baycol Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1431 (D. Minn.).

U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis' Dec. 12 order stated that while the plaintiffs conceded in the complaint that the amount in damages they sought to recover for reimbursement …