Alabama Panel: Asbestosis Claim Versus Employer Named Only Worker, Expired At Death

(January 24, 2017, 11:59 AM EST) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A man’s asbestosis action against his employer mentions only himself and not his wife, making it a workers’ compensation claim that expired upon his death, an Alabama appeals court held Jan. 13 in ordering dismissal of the action (Ex parte Thompson Tractor Company Inc., In re: Ray Franklin and Donna Franklin v. Thompson Tractor Company Inc., et al., No. 2160086, Ala. App.)....

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