Company Blames Lack Of Familiarity With Asbestos Settlement On Family

(October 27, 2017, 3:36 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A family’s argument that they were unaware a settlement included mesothelioma claims conflicts with the clear language of the release, and any failure to investigate documents of which they had possession is their error, a company told the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 5 (Essie Lemieux, et al. v. American Optical Corp., No. 17-30346, 5th Cir.)....

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