Legal Opinion
Stephen Legendre v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2018No. 17-30371PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
The Legendre brothers, Stephen, Paul, Ragus, and Percy, Jr., sued appellant Huntington Ingalls, Inc. (Avondale)1 and other defendants in Louisiana state court. In their complaint, the Legendres alleged that the defendants exposed their sister, Mary Jane Wilde, to asbestos and caused her to die of mesothelioma. Avondale invoked the federal officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1442, and removed to the Eastern District of Louisiana. The district court remanded, holding that Avondale failed to show the required "causal nexus" to support federal jurisdiction. We…
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