Man Appeals Ruling Finding Asbestos Tolling Agreement Void

(February 15, 2024, 3:05 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) claimant allegedly exposed to asbestos once again appealed a grant of summary judgment in favor of his former railroad employer in which a federal judge in Texas found that state law prohibited the type of implied indefinite tolling of statute limitations used by the parties in the case to settle hundreds of asbestos claims....