John B. DeVries v. General Electric Co.

MEMORANDUM

EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge

This case was. removed in January of 2013 from the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where it became part of the consolidated asbestos products liability multidis-trict litigation (MDL 875). The basis of jurisdiction is federal question jurisdiction (pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442).

Plaintiffs allege that John DeVries was exposed to asbestos from various products *455while serving in the U.S. Navy during the time period 1957 to 1960. After the completion of discovery,…