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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aplastic anemia occurs when your body’s bone marrow stops producing enough red blood cells. Typically, when old blood cells have run their course, they are replaced by the bone marrow’s new red blood cells. However, in an individual with aplastic […]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. There are two main forms of COPD: chronic bronchitis, which involves a recurring wet cough, and emphysema, which is a deterioration of the lungs […]