Railroad Employer Can’t Escape FELA Asbestos Suit

Mealey's (January 27, 2021, 2:46 PM EST) -- PORTLAND, Maine — A man’s testimony that vibrations caused by traffic on a bridge where he worked released asbestos dust satisfies the low bar for foreseeability under the constructive notice standard for causation in a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) lawsuit, a federal judge in Maine said Jan. 25 in denying the railroad summary judgment....