Judge: Asbestos Knowledge Keeps FELA Esophageal Cancer Case Alive, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 12, 2019, 1:36 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A woman timely brought a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) case given her allegations about when she learned that her deceased husband’s esophageal cancer might have an occupational asbestos exposure link, a federal judge in Illinois held Sept. 9 (Theresa Romcoe, et al. v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., et al., No. 17-8517, N.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152632)....