IN RE ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

Consolidated Under MDL DOCKET NO. 875 Case No. 18-3622.

384 F.Supp.3d 532 (2019)

IN RE: ASBESTOS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (NO. VI). Jackie L. Sullivan, Executrix of The Estate of John L. Sullivan, Deceased, and Widow in Her Own Right v. A. W. Chesterton, Inc., et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

Filed June 6, 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

JACKIE L. SULLIVAN, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN L. SULLIVAN, DECEASED, AND WIDOW IN HER OWN RIGHT, Plaintiff, represented by ROBERT E. PAUL , PAUL REICH & MYERS, PC.

A. W. CHESTERTON, INC. & WEIL MCLAIN, A DIVISION OF THE MARLEY COMPANY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED DOMINION INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendants, represented by JOHN A. TURLIK , SEGAL MCCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY.

ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY & CRANE CO., Defendants, represented by G. DANIEL BRUCH, Jr. , SWARTZ CAMPBELL, LLC.

AURORA PUMP, Defendant, represented by JAMES P. HADDEN , MARON MARVEL BRADLEY & ANDERSON PA.

ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, Defendant, represented by WILLIAM R. ADAMS , DICKIE MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE.

BATH IRON WORKS & GENERAL DYNAMICS, Defendants, represented by MEGAN KATHLEEN BAILEY , GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP.

BF GOODRICH COMPANY, Defendant, represented by DAWN DEZII , MARGOLIS & EDELSTEIN & JEANINE D. CLARK , MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.

CARRIER CORPORATION, Defendant, represented by GREGORY M. STOKES , SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.

CBS CORPORATION, FORMERLY WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION & GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendants, represented by JOHN P. MCSHEA , MCSHEA LAW FIRM PC.

CLARK CONTROLLER CO., Defendant, represented by EDWARD T. FINCH , LAVIN, O'NEIL, RICCI, CEDRONE & DISIPIO & LA WANDA F. DYSON , LAVIN, O'NEIL, CEDRONE & DISIPIO.

CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., Defendant, represented by LEAH A. LEWIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT & SUSAN M. VALINIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT P.C.

COONEY BROTHERS, Defendant, represented by PAUL F. WEISBEIN , MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.

EDWARDS VALVE, K/N/A FLOWSERVE, Defendant, represented by BERNARD L. LEVINTHAL , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH PC & TERENCE M. PITT , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH.

FLOWSERVE, Defendant, represented by BERNARD L. LEVINTHAL , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH PC & JOHN C. MCMEEKIN , RAWLE & HENDERSON.

FOSTER WHEELER, LLC, Defendant, represented by SUSAN M. VALINIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT P.C.

GOODYEAR CANADA & GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO., Defendants, represented by JOHN C. MCMEEKIN , RAWLE & HENDERSON.

GARDNER DENVER & GARDNER DENVER NASH, Defendants, represented by CAROLYN MICHELLE SCHWEIZER , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

GOULDS PUMPS INC., ITT BELL GOSSET, ITT INC. & JOHNSON CONTROLS SUCCESSOR TO YORK, Defendants, represented by STEVEN A. LUXTON , MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP.

HERCULES, Defendant, represented by PATRICK T. FINNEGAN , MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C.

HOWDEN NORTH AMERICA, Defendant, represented by ALBA E. ARRIAGA , RILEY, HEWITT, WITTE & ROMANO, P.C.

IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., formerly known as DE LAVAL STEAM TURBINE COMPANY, Defendant, represented by JOSEPH I. FONTAK , LEADER & BERKON LLP.

INGERSOLL-RAND & CO., Defendant, represented by DANIEL J. RYAN, Jr. , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

J.A. SEXAUER, Defendant, represented by TIMOTHY D. RAU , MARSHALL DENNEHY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN.

JENKINS PUMPS, Defendant, represented by CATHERINE N. JASONS , KELLEY JASONS MCGUIRE SPINELLI HANNA LLP.

JOHN CRANE, INC., Defendant, represented by TIFFANY F. TURNER , DICKIE MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE.

KUNKLE VALVE, Defendant, represented by ERIC J. KADISH , MARON, MARVEL, BRADLEY & ANDERSON P.A.

MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING, Defendant, represented by BASIL A. DISIPIO , LAVIN, CEDRONE, GRAVER, BOYD & DISIPIO.

NORTHERN PUMP, Defendant, represented by W. MATTHEW REBER , KELLEY JASON MCGUIRE & SPINELLI & HANNA.

SELBY BATTERSBY AND COMPANY, N/K/A SB DECKING, INC., Defendant, represented by ALAN R. GRIES , GIBBONS P.C.

SQUARE D COMPANY, Defendant, represented by CHRISTINA M. RIDEOUT , KELLEY JASONS MCGOWEN SPINELLI & HANNA & W. MATTHEW REBER , KELLEY JASON MCGUIRE & SPINELLI & HANNA.

VIAD CORPORATION, formerly known as DIAL CORP., Defendant, represented by THOMAS J. JOHANSON , MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY PC & KEVIN O'BRIEN , MARKS, O'NEILL, O'BRIEN, DOHERTY & KELLY P.C.

WARREN PUMPS LLC, Defendant, represented by CHRISTIAN A. WEIMANN , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, JOSHUA D. SCHEETS , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc & TIMOTHY D. RAU , MARSHALL DENNEHY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN.

ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY & CRANE CO., Cross Claimants, represented by G. DANIEL BRUCH, Jr. , SWARTZ CAMPBELL, LLC.

AURORA PUMP, Cross Defendant, represented by JAMES P. HADDEN , MARON MARVEL BRADLEY & ANDERSON PA.

BF GOODRICH COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by JEANINE D. CLARK , MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & DAWN DEZII , MARGOLIS & EDELSTEIN.

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, Cross Defendant, represented by THOMAS R. WASKOM , HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LLP.

JOHNSON CONTROLS SUCCESSOR TO YORK, ITT BELL GOSSET, ITT INC. & GOULDS PUMPS INC., Cross Defendants, represented by STEVEN A. LUXTON , MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP.

MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING, Cross Defendant, represented by BASIL A. DISIPIO , LAVIN, CEDRONE, GRAVER, BOYD & DISIPIO.

SQUARE D COMPANY, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTINA M. RIDEOUT , KELLEY JASONS MCGOWEN SPINELLI & HANNA & W. MATTHEW REBER , KELLEY JASON MCGUIRE & SPINELLI & HANNA.

JACKIE L. SULLIVAN, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN L. SULLIVAN, DECEASED, AND WIDOW IN HER OWN RIGHT, Cross Defendant, represented by ROBERT E. PAUL , PAUL REICH & MYERS, PC.

ALLEN-BRADLEY COMPANY & CRANE CO., Cross Defendants, represented by G. DANIEL BRUCH, Jr. , SWARTZ CAMPBELL, LLC.

MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING, Cross Claimant, represented by BASIL A. DISIPIO , LAVIN, CEDRONE, GRAVER, BOYD & DISIPIO.

ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, Cross Defendant, represented by WILLIAM R. ADAMS , DICKIE MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE.

BATH IRON WORKS & GENERAL DYNAMICS, Cross Defendants, represented by MEGAN KATHLEEN BAILEY , GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP.

CARRIER CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by GREGORY M. STOKES , SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.

CBS CORPORATION, FORMERLY WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION & GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Cross Defendants, represented by JOHN P. MCSHEA , MCSHEA LAW FIRM PC.

EDWARDS VALVE, K/N/A FLOWSERVE, Cross Defendant, represented by BERNARD L. LEVINTHAL , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH PC & TERENCE M. PITT , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH.

CLARK CONTROLLER CO., Cross Claimant, represented by EDWARD T. FINCH , LAVIN, O'NEIL, RICCI, CEDRONE & DISIPIO.

CLARK CONTROLLER CO., Cross Defendant, represented by EDWARD T. FINCH , LAVIN, O'NEIL, RICCI, CEDRONE & DISIPIO & LA WANDA F. DYSON , LAVIN, O'NEIL, CEDRONE & DISIPIO.

BF GOODRICH COMPANY, Cross Claimant, represented by JEANINE D. CLARK , MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN & DAWN DEZII , MARGOLIS & EDELSTEIN.

SELBY BATTERSBY AND COMPANY, N/K/A SB DECKING, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by ALAN R. GRIES , GIBBONS P.C.

HOWDEN NORTH AMERICA, Cross Defendant, represented by ALBA E. ARRIAGA , RILEY, HEWITT, WITTE & ROMANO, P.C.

CARRIER CORPORATION, Cross Claimant, represented by GREGORY M. STOKES , SWARTZ CAMPBELL LLC.

FLOWSERVE, (SUCCESSOR TO ANCHOR DARLING), Cross Defendant, represented by BERNARD L. LEVINTHAL , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH PC & JOHN C. MCMEEKIN , RAWLE & HENDERSON.

SELBY BATTERSBY AND COMPANY, N/K/A SB DECKING, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by ALAN R. GRIES , GIBBONS P.C.

WARREN PUMPS LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by CHRISTIAN A. WEIMANN , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, JOSHUA D. SCHEETS , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc & TIMOTHY D. RAU , MARSHALL DENNEHY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN.

CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by LEAH A. LEWIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT & SUSAN M. VALINIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT P.C.

INGERSOLL-RAND & CO., Cross Defendant, represented by DANIEL J. RYAN, Jr. , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

GARDNER DENVER, Cross Claimant, represented by CAROLYN MICHELLE SCHWEIZER , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

CLEAVER-BROOKS, INC., A DIVISION OF AQUA-CHEM, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by LEAH A. LEWIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT & SUSAN M. VALINIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT P.C.

GOODYEAR CANADA & GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO., Cross Defendants, represented by JOHN C. MCMEEKIN , RAWLE & HENDERSON.

HERCULES, Cross Defendant, represented by PATRICK T. FINNEGAN , MCGIVNEY & KLUGER, P.C.

IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by JOSEPH I. FONTAK , LEADER & BERKON LLP.

JOHN CRANE, INC., Cross Defendant, represented by TIFFANY F. TURNER , DICKIE MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE.

INGERSOLL-RAND & CO., Cross Claimant, represented by DANIEL J. RYAN, Jr. , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

GARDNER DENVER & GARDNER DENVER NASH, Cross Defendants, represented by CAROLYN MICHELLE SCHWEIZER , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

WARREN PUMPS LLC, Cross Claimant, represented by TIMOTHY D. RAU , MARSHALL DENNEHY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, CHRISTIAN A. WEIMANN , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN & JOSHUA D. SCHEETS , MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN, pc.

J.A. SEXAUER, Cross Claimant, represented by TIMOTHY D. RAU , MARSHALL DENNEHY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN.

ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, Cross Claimant, represented by WILLIAM R. ADAMS , DICKIE MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE.

A. W. CHESTERTON, INC. & WEIL MCLAIN, A DIVISION OF THE MARLEY COMPANY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED DOMINION INDUSTRIES, INC., Cross Defendants, represented by JOHN A. TURLIK , SEGAL MCCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY.

J.A. SEXAUER, Cross Defendant, represented by TIMOTHY D. RAU , MARSHALL DENNEHY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN.

FLOWSERVE, (SUCCESSOR TO ANCHOR DARLING), Cross Claimant, represented by BERNARD L. LEVINTHAL , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH PC & JOHN C. MCMEEKIN , RAWLE & HENDERSON.

A. W. CHESTERTON, INC. & WEIL MCLAIN, A DIVISION OF THE MARLEY COMPANY, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF UNITED DOMINION INDUSTRIES, INC., Cross Claimants, represented by JOHN A. TURLIK , SEGAL MCCAMBRIDGE SINGER & MAHONEY.

KUNKLE VALVE, Cross Claimant, represented by ERIC J. KADISH , MARON, MARVEL, BRADLEY & ANDERSON P.A.

VIAD CORPORATION, Cross Defendant, represented by THOMAS J. JOHANSON , MARKS O'NEILL O'BRIEN DOHERTY & KELLY PC & KEVIN O'BRIEN , MARKS, O'NEILL, O'BRIEN, DOHERTY & KELLY P.C.

VIAD CORPORATION, Cross Claimant, represented by KEVIN O'BRIEN , MARKS, O'NEILL, O'BRIEN, DOHERTY & KELLY P.C.

FOSTER WHEELER, LLC, Cross Defendant, represented by SUSAN M. VALINIS , REILLY JANICZEK & MCDEVITT P.C.

KUNKLE VALVE, Cross Defendant, represented by ERIC J. KADISH , MARON, MARVEL, BRADLEY & ANDERSON P.A.

JENKINS PUMPS, Cross Defendant, represented by CATHERINE N. JASONS , KELLEY JASONS MCGUIRE SPINELLI HANNA LLP.

IMO INDUSTRIES, INC., Cross Claimant, represented by JOSEPH I. FONTAK , LEADER & BERKON LLP.

BATH IRON WORKS & GENERAL DYNAMICS, Cross Claimants, represented by MEGAN KATHLEEN BAILEY , GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP.

EDWARDS VALVE, K/N/A FLOWSERVE, Cross Claimant, represented by BERNARD L. LEVINTHAL , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH PC & TERENCE M. PITT , GOLDFEIN & JOSEPH.

SQUARE D COMPANY, Cross Claimant, represented by CHRISTINA M. RIDEOUT , KELLEY JASONS MCGOWEN SPINELLI & HANNA & W. MATTHEW REBER , KELLEY JASON MCGUIRE & SPINELLI & HANNA.

NORTHERN PUMP, Cross Defendant, represented by W. MATTHEW REBER , KELLEY JASON MCGUIRE & SPINELLI & HANNA.

NORTHERN PUMP, Cross Claimant, represented by W. MATTHEW REBER , KELLEY JASON MCGUIRE & SPINELLI & HANNA.

COONEY BROTHERS, Cross Claimant, represented by PAUL F. WEISBEIN , MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.

COONEY BROTHERS, Cross Defendant, represented by PAUL F. WEISBEIN , MARGOLIS EDELSTEIN.


MEMORANDUM

Before the Court is the motion to dismiss filed by Defendant Huntington Ingalls Incorporated ("HIC"). The Court will grant the motion as it concludes that it lacks personal jurisdiction over HIC.

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