5th Circuit Affirms Tolling Of Asbestos FELA Suit Can’t Be Indefinite

( March 19, 2025, 3:48 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Any implied agreement indefinitely tolling the statute of limitations in a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) asbestos case runs afoul of Texas law precluding such arrangements, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel said in affirming summary judgment for a railroad....