Miss. Supreme Court Enforces Settlement, Finds B-Reads Sufficient

JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court ruling that enforced a settlement agreement between Illinois Central Railroad Co. and former employees, ruling that second B-reads proffered in support of their claims were sufficient. Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Gary R. Byrd, et al., No. 2009-CA-0065-SCT (Miss. Sup. Ct.).

In the Aug. 26 opinion, the high court concluded that the parties had entered into an enforceable settlement agreement for underlying asbestos claims.

The action was asserted by 216 former Illinois Central Railroad employees who alleged exposure to asbestos during the course of their employment with …