Montana High Court Finds Bankruptcy Stay Tolled Asbestos Suits Against Railway

Mealey's (November 16, 2017, 10:32 AM EST) -- HELENA, Mont. — W.R. Grace’s bankruptcy order enjoining new litigation tolled the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA) three-year statute of limitations for suing an associated railroad that allegedly exposed a worker to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite, the Montana Supreme Court held Nov. 14 (Kelly G. Watson v. BNSF Railway Co., et al., No. DA 17-0229, Mont. Sup., 2017 Mont. LEXIS 678)....