George Kruse v. Actuant Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 GEORGE KRUSE, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-09540-ODW (RAOx)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
v.
MOTION TO REMAND [140]
14 ACTUANT CORPORATION, et al.,
15 Defendants.
16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs George Kruse and his wife Shigeko Kruse move to remand this 19 asbestos action to state court for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction (the “Motion”). 20 (ECF No. 140.) For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion.1 II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On June 13, 2019, George Kruse (“Mr. Kruse”) was diagnosed with malignant 23 mesothelioma. (Compl. ¶ 13, ECF No. 1–1.) Plaintiffs allege that Mr. Kruse 24 developed mesothelioma because he was exposed to asbestos-containing avionics 25 equipment while he served as an aviation electronics technician in the United States 26
28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision…