Maryland Court: 2-Disease Rule In FELA Keeps Kidney Cancer Suit Viable

Mealey's (July 16, 2021, 12:07 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A widow may proceed with her Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) kidney cancer claim, a Maryland appeals court said June 22 after holding that the law recognizes the two-disease rule and that her case differs sufficiently from the nonmalignant asbestos claims her now deceased husband apparently brought in a previous mass tort alleging pulmonary diseases....

Attached Documents

Related Sections