JONES v. JOHN CRANE-HOUDAILLE, INC.

Civil No. CCB-11-2374.

MICHAEL R. JONES ET AL. v. JOHN CRANE-HOUDAILLE, INC. ET AL.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

April 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Jones, Plaintiff, represented by Bruce Craig Hill , Law Offices of Peter G Angelos & Jennifer L Lilly , Law Offices of Peter G Angelos.

Paulette Jones, his wife, Plaintiff, represented by Bruce Craig Hill , Law Offices of Peter G Angelos.

John Crane-Houdaille, Inc., Defendant, represented by Peter Allan Woolson , P A Woolson PA.

E.L. Stebbing & Co., Inc., Defendant, represented by Louis E Grenzer, Jr , Bodie Dolina Smith and Hobbs PC.

Hampshire Industries, Inc., formerly known as John H. Hampshire Co., Defendant, represented by David W Allen , Goodell DeVries Leech and Dann LLP & Malcolm Sean Brisker , Goodell DeVries Leech and Dann LLP.

Universal Refractories Company, Defendant, represented by Joel D Newport , Moore and Jackson LLC.

Premier Refractories Co., Defendant, represented by Katherine S Duyer , Gavett and Datt PC & Geoffrey S Gavett , Gavett and Datt PC.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, formerly known as Kelly Springfield Tire Company, Defendant, represented by Theodore F Roberts , Venable LLP.

MCIC, Inc., and Its Remaining Director Trustees, Defendant, represented by Louis E Grenzer, Jr , Bodie Dolina Smith and Hobbs PC.

CBS Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, f/k/a Viacom, Inc.,Successor by merger to CBS Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation formerly known as Viacom, Inc. formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Defendant, represented by Philip A Kulinski , Evert Weathersby Houff & Clare Marie Maisano , Evert Weathersby Houff.

General Electric Company, Defendant, represented by James T Zois , Meringer Zois and Quigg LLC.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendant, represented by Richard Damon Albert , Steptoe and Johnson LLP.

A.W. Chesterton Company, Defendant, represented by Keith R Truffer , Royston Mueller McLean and Reid LLP.

Certainteed Corporation, Individually and as Successor to Bestwall Gypsum Co. other BestWall Gypsum Co., Defendant, represented by F Ford Loker, Jr , Miles and Stockbridge PC.

Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., Defendant, represented by Joel D Newport , Moore and Jackson LLC.

Union Carbide Corporation, Defendant, represented by Steven J Parrott , Dehay and Elliston LLP & R Thomas Radcliffe, Jr , Dehay and Elliston LLP.

International Paper Company, Individually and as Successor in Interest to Champion International Corporation and U.S. Plywood Corp. other Champion International Corporation other U.S. Plywood Corp., Defendant, represented by Philip A Kulinski , Evert Weathersby Houff & Clare Marie Maisano , Evert Weathersby Houff.

Bayer Cropscience, Inc., Individually and as Successor In Interest to Benjamin Foster Co., Amchem Products, Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Aventis CropScience USA, Inc., Rhone-Poulec AG Company, Inc., Rhone-Poulene, Inc. and Rhodia, Inc. other Benjamin Foster Co. other Amchem Products, Inc. other H.B. Fuller Co. other Aventis CropScience USA, Inc. other Rhone-Poulenc AG Company, Inc. other Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. other Rhodia, Inc., Defendant, represented by Steven J Parrott , Dehay and Elliston LLP & R Thomas Radcliffe, Jr , Dehay and Elliston LLP.

Pfizer Corporation, Defendant, represented by Patrick C Smith , Dehay and Elliston LLP.

Schneider Electric USA, Inc., f/k/a Square D Company, Individually and as successor in Interest to Electric Controller and Manufactoring Co. formerly known as Square D Company, Defendant, represented by Neil J MacDonald , MacDonald Law Group, LLC.

Foster Wheeler Corporation, Defendant, represented by Steven J Parrott , Dehay and Elliston LLP & R Thomas Radcliffe, Jr , Dehay and Elliston LLP.

The Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust, Defendant, represented by Theodore F Roberts , Venable LLP.

Conwed Corporation, Defendant, represented by Jennifer M. Alexander , Brassel Law Group LLC.

Cooper Industries Inc., other Crouse Hinds Co., Defendant, represented by Thomas Peter Bernier , Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney Ltd & Benjamin D Whetzel , Segal McCambridge Singer and Mahoney Ltd.


MEMORANDUM

CATHERINE C. BLAKEN, District Judge.

Now pending is the plaintiffs' motion to remand this product liability action to Maryland state court. After Michael R. Jones was diagnosed with mesothelioma, he and his wife Paulette Jones brought an asbestos product liability suit in Maryland state court against nearly two dozen manufacturers and other companies. The defendants removed the case to this court, contending Mr. Jones's...

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