Judge: Asbestosis Settlement Can’t Bar Lung Cancer, Wrongful Death Claims

Mealey's (February 2, 2021, 2:08 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Too many questions remain over whether a settlement resolving 1991 asbestosis claims envisioned the subsequent lung cancer and wrongful death claims now before the court, a federal judge in Louisiana said Jan. 29 in denying summary judgment to a defendant company....