The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, granted
McDonnell Douglas Corporation’s (MDC) motion to stay pending
transfer in an asbestos case styled Timothy Vest, et al.,
Plaintiffs v. Allied Packing and Supply, Inc., et al., Defendants.
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