Chevron’s corporate offices in Houston. Photo: Jonathan McIntosh/Flickr
The court said in a split ruling that a lawsuit brought against Chevron by a former merchant marine cannot be thrown out based on a settlement he agreed to in 1997 that was intended to exempt the oil and energy company from all future claims from the employee.
February 21, 2019 at 12:22 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
A settlement agreement from the 1990s does not shield Chevron Corp. from a new lawsuit alleging the company’s asbestos contributed to mesothelioma diagnosed in a former seaman, the New York Court of Appeals said in a decision.
The court said Thursday in a split decision that a lawsuit brought against Chevron by a former merchant marine cannot be thrown out based on a settlement he agreed to in 1997 that was intended to exempt the oil and energy company from all future claims from the employee.
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