Texas Court: FELA Settlement Contemplates, Bars Future Asbestos-Cancer Claim

Mealey's (July 22, 2022, 12:54 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — Because a 2006 settlement of a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) asbestosis case unambiguously includes a release for future asbestos-related claims, it bars a subsequent asbestos-related lung cancer action, a Texas appeals court said July 14 in resolving an issue of first impression....