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 […]
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Schmaltz v. Norfolk – Experts Fail to Relate Diagnosis to Herbicide Exposure
Posted on September 20th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Battaglia v. Conrail – Engineer’s Career Cut Short By Asthma Diagnosis
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 railroad’s locomotive cabs. In 1976, Francis Battaglia went to work as a brakeman for Consolidated Rail Corp, […]
Harris v. CSX Transportation – Trainman Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
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 […]
Aplastic Anemia
Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
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 […]
Railroad Workers and COPD
Posted on August 7th, 2019 by Andrew L. Hughes
Railroad workers are at an elevated risk of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Why is that? Because long term occupational exposures to diesel exhaust, welding fumes and silica sand are known causes of COPD. Whether you work as a […]
