Widow Wants Ruling That Nonmalignancy Settlement Bars Lung Cancer Case Reviewed

Mealey's (May 23, 2018, 1:33 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A widow on May 18 asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review whether her husband’s settlement involving Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) nonmalignant pulmonary disease claims can bar her subsequent action alleging he contracted and died of lung cancer, after both the trial and intermediate appellate court concluded that it did (Margaret Jarrett, et al. v. Consolidated Rail Corp., No. 210 EAL 2018, Pa. Sup.)....

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