Tort Settlement Bars Subsequent FELA Cancer, Asbestos Suit, 5th Circuit Says

Mealey's (April 18, 2022, 2:01 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A man’s release of toxic exposure claims in 2012 bars his subsequent action seeking recovery for cancer and asbestosis under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held April 14 in affirming....