John Humphries v. OneBeacon America Ins Co.

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Elliott Co. (“Elliott”) appeals the district court’s order remanding this action to Louisiana state court, and its order denying Elliott’s motion for reconsideration. For the following reasons, we VACATE the district court’s remand order and REMAND this case to the district court for proceedings consistent herewith.

Briefly stated, this case involves a lawsuit by Humphries against various defendants arising out of Humphries’s alleged work-related exposure to asbestos and subsequent illness. Relevant here, one of the original defendants Humphries sued was E.I. du Pont de…