County Says Judge’s Widow’s Asbestos Action Is Untimely Under Texas Law

Mealey's (February 14, 2018, 12:15 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — Texas law requires that claimants give notice of a workers’ compensation claim within six months of the incident, rendering untimely a woman’s asbestos action filed years after her husband retired as a judge, the county told a Texas appellate court on Feb. 12 (Jefferson County, Texas v. Ellarene Farris, et al., No. 01-17-00493-CV, Texas App., 1st Dist.)....