STEARNS v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-13490-RWZ.

379 F.Supp.3d 102 (2019)

June STEARNS and Clifford Oliver, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Wayne Oliver v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., et al.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

Signed May 14, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1442
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1442 Notice of Removal
Nature of Suit: 368 P.I. : Asbestos
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin L. Wallace , The Shepard Law Firm, Michael J. McCann , Michael C. Shepard , Shepard Law, P.C., Boston, MA, for June Stearns and Clifford Oliver, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Wayne Oliver.James W. Sexton, Litchfield Cavo LLP, Lynnfield, MA, for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

David S. Blow , Tanenbaum Keale , Newark, NJ, David, A. Speziali , Pro Hac Vice, Speziali, Greenwald & Hawkins, P.C., Williamstown, NY, Joanna K. Keenan , Katharine S. Perry , Kristen R. Souza , Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., Boston, MA, Erik D. Nadolink , Wheeler Trigg & O'Donnell LLP, Denver, CO, for Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation.

April M. Luna , Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, Marisa K. Pearson , Stephanie M. Batchelder , Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA, for John Crane, Inc.

Christopher M. Tauro   Kip J. Adams , Michael B. Kern , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Boston, MA, Monica R. Nelson , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Providence, RI, for Bayer Corpscience, Inc. as Successor to Amchem, Inc.

Craig R. Waksler , Eric N. Losey , Ryan M. Murphy , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Jennifer A. Whelan , Manning Gross & Massenburg LLP, Kathleen L. Killoy , Cetrulo LLP, Shaina A. Rasmussen , Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA, for Aurora Pump Co.

A. Bernard Guekguezian , Alexander E. Terry , Adler, Cohen, Harvey, Wakeman & Guekguezian LLP, Boston, MA, for Ingersoll-Rand Company.

Alexander E. Terry , Adler, Cohen, Harvey, Wakeman & Guekguezian LLP, Boston, MA, for The Nash Engineering Company.

John F. Rooney , Robert S. Ludlum , Cameron C. Davis , Theodorus D.J. Urbanski , Melick & Porter, LLP, Kathleen A. Federico , Morrison Mahoney LLP, Boston, MA, Anthony G. DePasquale , Behman Hambelton LLP, Woburn, MA, for Weir Valve & Controls USA, Inc and Marotta Controls, Inc.

Joel F. Pierce , Judith A. Perritano , Maria E. DeLuzio , Meghan L. Riordan , Pierce, Davis & Perritano, LLP, Boston, MA, for Viking Pump, Inc. and Warren Pumps LLC

Anthony M. Moccia , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Boston, MA, for CBS Corporation.

Catherine Mohan , McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, MA, David A. Speziali , Pro Hac Vice, Speziali, Greenwald & Hawkins, P.C., Williamstown, NY, John A. Heller , Pro Hac Vice, Timothy Kapshandy , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, Anne E. Shannon , Stesha A. Emmanuel , McCarter & English, LLP, Hartford, CT, Patrick J. Comerford , Smith Robertson, Austin, TX, for General Electric Company.

Joel F. Pierce , Judith A. Perritano , Maria E. DeLuzio , Meghan L. Riordan , Pierce, Davis & Perritano, LLP, Boston, MA, for IMO Industries, Inc.

Mark B. Lavoie , McDonough, Hacking & Lavoie, LLC, Salem, MA, for NSTAR Electric.

Francis M. Lynch , Cetrulo LLP, Boston, MA, for Sepco Corporation.

Catherine Mohan , McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, MA, Patrick J. Comerford , Smith Robertson, Austin, TX, for Velan Valve Corp.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

I. Background

On March 30, 2018, this court held that the Massachusetts statute of repose, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2B, did not apply to asbestos exposure claims and denied defendant General Electric Company's ("GE") motion for summary judgment with respect to Counts I, II, IX, and...

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