Oklahoma Federal Judge: Airline Workers’ Toxic Exposure Claims Barred By State Law

( August 6, 2026, 11:28 AM EDT) -- TULSA, Okla. — A federal judge in Oklahoma dismissed a lawsuit filed by four American Airlines workers alleging that exposure to hazardous chemicals caused cancer and other significant health problems, holding that the workers’ claims were barred by Oklahoma’s Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act (AWCA) because they did not plausibly allege an intentional tort....