Phil Baker worked as a locomotive engineer for Norfolk Southern Railway Company for 18 years. He was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer and passed away. His wife, Linda Baker, brought suit against Norfolk Southern, alleging that her husband’s cancer was caused […]
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Healthy Lung Month & the Risk of Railroad Cancer
Posted on October 15th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
In 2018, Norfolk Southern Railway earned $4 billion in income. CSX Railroad made $4.74 billion. Union Pacific Railroad pulled down $6 billion in 2018. While these railroads reap enormous amounts of money each year, some of the railroad workers who […]
Schmaltz v. Norfolk
Posted on September 20th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
878 F. Supp. 1119 Case Law Series- Plaintiff’s FELA herbicide exposure case dismissed because experts could not tie diagnosis to work exposure. Plaintiff Arthur E. Schmaltz worked as a carman for Norfolk & Western Railway Company. (“N&W”) In May of […]
Battaglia v. Conrail
Posted on September 20th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
2009-Ohio-5505, 2009 WL 3325903 Case Law Series- Conrail engineer receives $2.6 Million after court finds his asthma was caused by diesel exposures in locomotive cabs. In 1976, Francis Battaglia went to work as a brakeman for Consolidated Rail Corp, better […]
Harris v. CSX Transportation
Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Case Law Series – CSX trainman’s experts allowed to testify that diesel exhaust exposures caused his multiple myeloma Ronald K. Harris worked for CSX Transportation for 29 years as a trainman, where he was exposed to diesel exhaust from locomotives […]
