Fifth Circuit Affirms Lower Court Ruling Against Final Remaining Defendant

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – In December 2018, Sue Perry (“decedent”) passed away following her second lung cancer diagnosis. Her surviving husband and daughters (“plaintiffs”) alleged that she developed lung cancer from laundering Mr. Perry’s work clothes when he worked as a millwright at the Union Carbide Corporation (“UCC” or “defendant”) Taft facility for 8-10 weeks in 1978….
By: Goldberg Segalla