PHILADELPHIA - A woman's state common-law tort claims alleging that exposure to asbestos while inspecting welds on locomotive cars in for repair caused fatal mesothelioma are preempted by the Boiler Inspection Act, a federal judge ruled Sept. 13 (Carol D'Amico, administratrix of the estate of Frances Chairieri v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, et al., No. 92-5544, E.D. Pa.; 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67664).Full story on lexis.com : http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%2022-17 Mealeys Litig. Rep. Asb. 12%20(2007)%20%22&pageLimit=10&pageNumber=0&publication=All+Mealey+Publications%3BMEALEY%3BMEALEY&relativeDateValue=NONE&fromDate=&toDate=&loc=mealeysrss