The New York Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday about whether a decades-old settlement release signed by an individual can be enforced to prohibit that person from bringing a second lawsuit against the company after he developed mesothelioma.
The court will be tasked with deciding whether a section of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act nullifies a settlement release signed by the plaintiff nearly 20 years ago, which would allow him to sue the company a second time over claims of injury resulting from asbestos exposure.
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