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Camp Lejeune Lawsuit

If you or a loved one has served, lived, or worked at the U.S. Marine Corps’ base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina...

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Fuels, Benzene & Leukemia Risk

As a result of gasoline and other fuel exposures, many tradespeople are at increased risk for leukemia. The crafts at elevated risk...

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Railroad Shop Workers, Solvents & Leukemia

Railroads rely on solvents to break down the grime and grease that accumulates on locomotives and railcars. Many of the most popular...

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Survey of Railroad Asbestos Verdicts and Settlements

Railroad asbestos cases have resulted in a wide range of verdicts and settlements. Bear in mind, some cases have resulted in “not...

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Railroad Chlorinated Solvent Exposure

For decades, the railroads relied on powerful chlorinated solvents to break down all the grime and grease that accumulates on locomotives and...

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Where Was Asbestos On The Railroad?

Norfolk Southern Railway (“NS”) recently produced a document from 1984 that is evidence of the railroad industry's reliance on asbestos-containing products. As...

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Railroad Workers and Parkinson’s Disease

Railroad Parkinson's Disease cases are on the rise. Why is that? Because railroad workers have historically been exposed to known causes of...

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Railroad Workers, Herbicide Exposures, and Parkinson’s Disease

Recent medical studies provide compelling evidence linking railroad workers' herbicide exposures to Parkinson's disease.  The railroads rely on herbicides to control vegetation on mainline...

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Kowalewski v. BNSF – Railroad sanctioned for poisoning locomotive engineer and then trying to cover it up

The Facts: On January 19, 2014, 49-year-old Scott Kowalewski was working as an engineer for BNSF Railway at the Northtown railyard in Minnesota. During the coupling of tank cars that contained casinghead gasoline, the cars vented poisonous fumes where Kowalewski was working. Casinghead gasoline is a product of oil fracking fields. It is known to be an extremely toxic inhalation hazard that...

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Andrew took over my asthma claim with the railroad after a different law firm failed to meet expectations. Andrew’s unique expertise in the field of diesel related injury gave him the ability to build my case exceptionally well. When Andrew presented...

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