Denton v. Critikon, Inc.

RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND AND REMAND

POLOZOLA, District Judge.

On February 27, 1990, plaintiff filed this suit in the 19th Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge seeking damages “in products liability” for injuries allegedly caused by a defective intravenous catheter manufactured and sold by defendants.

Defendants timely removed this action to this Court, asserting the Court has subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship.1 Since the plaintiff is a resident of the State of Louisiana while defendant Critikon, Inc. is a Florida Corporation with its…