California Court: FELA Release Can’t Cover Latter Toxic Exposure Claim

(November 16, 2020, 1:08 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A man’s settlement of claims arising from an injury suffered in an employment-related accident cannot validly have included future claims stemming from a sarcoma diagnosis under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), a California appeals court said Oct. 26 (Bernie Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad, No. B299031, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 1004)....

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