U.S. District Court, Northern District of California: Asbestos Cases

Our case-law library holds 55 asbestos decisions from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2006–2024). Each links to our summary and the full opinion.

• Kind of court: Federal district court

Decisions

• Uribes v. BASF Catalysts, LLC (2015). The federal district court granted the plaintiffs' motion to remand the wrongful death action to Santa Clara County Superior Court, finding BASF failed to prove E.T. Horn was fraudulently joined, and denied the plaintiffs' request for attorney's fees and costs.
• Whalen v. General Electric Corporation (2014). The court denied General Dynamics' motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' strict products liability claim and denied its motion to strike the punitive damages prayer as moot, so the Whalens' claims proceeded.
• Harris v. CBS Corporation (2012). The district court denied CBS Corporation's motion to dismiss for improper venue or transfer to the District of Idaho, and denied its motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, so the Harrises' suit continued.
• Ballenger v. Agco Corporation (2007). The court denied the Ballenger plaintiffs' motion to remand and their request for fees, holding Todd Shipyards properly removed the case under the federal officer removal statute; Todd's request for interlocutory appeal certification was denied as moot.
• Hopkins v. Plant Insulation Company (2006). The district court granted the plaintiffs' (Hopkins heirs and Flintkote) motion to remand the case to San Francisco Superior Court, rejecting Imperial Tobacco and Sullivan & Cromwell's arguments that federal jurisdiction was mandatory; the motions to transfer and stay were not granted (the stay motion was moot).