Hessler v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the plaintiffs act of entering into a settlement agreement with the nondiverse defendant constituted the voluntary abandonment of claims against the nondiverse defendant
• holding as “other paper” letter from plaintiff to defendant informing defendant that certain non-diverse defendants have settled
• finding that letters and statements made by the plaintiffs’ attorney, which provided adequate notice that the plaintiff had settled with the nondi-verse defendant, triggered the thirty-day removal period
• in-court statements by plaintiffs counsel constitute “other paper” within the meaning of the statute
• triggering based upon informal settlement

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