Howard Zeringue v. Allis-Chalmers Corporation

PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Howard Zeringue sued Crane Co. (Crane) and twenty other defendants in state court, asserting strict liability, negligence, and failure to warn claims to recover for injuries allegedly caused by asbestos exposure. Crane removed the case to federal court pursuant to the federal-officer removal statute. After the district court remanded the case to state court, Crane appealed. We reverse and remand.

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Zeringue asserts that he was first exposed to asbestos in 1952 while deployed with the United States Navy, in which he served in various capacities as an active duty…