Hilbert v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.

ORDER ON MOTION TO REMAND

NANCY GERTNER, District Judge.

William J. Hilbert (“Hilbert”) and his wife, Pamela, brought a civil action for damages in state court, stemming from Hilbert’s contraction of a fatal, asbestos-related disease, namely mesothelioma. The defendants, Hilbert alleges, failed to warn him about the hazards of asbestos exposure, while he was working on military aircraft over a twenty-year period. Although the state action was brought in early 2007, state discovery is underway. The plaintiffs represent that because Hilbert is gravely ill, their motion for an expedited trial date…