Virginia Top Court Applies ‘Risk Of Harm’ Analysis To FELA Asbestos Settlement

(September 6, 2017, 1:42 PM EDT) -- ROANOKE, Va. — A release precluding liability for future asbestos injuries contemplated by the parties does not violate Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), the Virginia Supreme Court held Aug. 31 in applying the risk-of-harm standard (Alan Barry Cole, et al. v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., No. 161163, Va. Sup., 2017 Va. LEXIS 109)....

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