Railroad Asks Mississippi High Court To Allow Setoff Of FELA Asbestos Verdict

(September 12, 2017, 11:42 AM EDT) -- JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court should follow federal common law and allow a defendant to offset a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) asbestos-related lung cancer award with recoveries the plaintiff received from asbestos bankruptcy trusts, a railroad argues in a Sept. 5 supplemental brief (Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Bennie Oakes, et al., No. 2015-TS-00644, Miss. Sup.)....