5th Circuit Revives Asbestos FELA Case Based On Tolling Agreement

Mealey's (October 5, 2023, 10:47 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An accord covering asbestos cases against a railroad employer unambiguously tolled the statute of limitations for a year, and longer with the agreement of the parties, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said Oct. 4 in reversing summary judgment in a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) case and remanding for consideration of whether the parties entered into such an agreement....