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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARTHUR WIDENER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 20-cv-02076-SI 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S 

MOTION TO AMEND THE 

COMPLAINT TO ADD DEFENDANT

Re: Dkt. No. 32

On March 25, 2020, plaintiffs in the above action filed a complaint alleging various personal 

injuries and product liability based on exposure to asbestos. Dkt. No. 1. On May 20, 2020, plaintiffs

filed a motion to (1) amend the complaint to add the entity Union Carbide Corporation as a defendant 

and (2) deem the proposed First Amended Complaint be served on all defendants who have appeared 

as of the date this order is entered “in the interest of preserving environmental resources.” Dkt. No. 

32. Defendants named in plaintiffs’ original complaint were served in early to mid-April, thus more 

than 21 days have elapsed after service. Dkt. Nos. 28-31. Plaintiff has not previously amended the 

complaint. 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2), “a party may amend its pleading only 

with the opposing party’s written consent or the court’s leave. The court should freely give leave 

when justice so requires.” Plaintiffs seek to add Union Carbide Corporation as a defendant which 

“may share liability for Mr. ARTHUR WIDENER’S asbestos related diseases. Plaintiffs contend 

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containing products to plaintiff ARTHUR WIDENER’s employers/jobsites.” Dkt. No. 32 at 2. 

Plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint is hereby GRANTED and the Amended 

Complaint is deemed served on all defendants who have appeared as of the date of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 8, 2020

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SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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