The plaintiff filed an asbestos suit in Missouri; defendant Crane Co. removed to federal court based on federal officer jurisdiction, in which Warren Pumps and CBS Corporation joined. All three defendants were dismissed and the plaintiff moved to remand, which the court granted. “…[I]f the federal party is eliminated from the suit after removal…the district court does not lose its…jurisdiction over the state law claims against the remaining non-federal parties…Instead, the district court retains the power either to adjudicate the underlying state law claims or to remand the case to state court.” Here, no defendant objected, and the court saw no compelling reasons to retain jurisdiction. The court exercised its discretion and remanded the case to state court.
Cause Remanded to State Court After Federal Officer Defendants Dismissed
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