Nebraska Railroad Cancer Law Firm

Chicago-based Hughes Law Offices serves current and former railroad employees diagnosed with cancer, leukemia and pulmonary issues as a result of their work for the railroad.  Whether you worked in engine service, on the track, or in the shops, we will analyze your craft’s unique exposures and determine whether they contributed to causing your illness.  We handle railroad cancer lawsuits in Nebraska and throughout the United States.

Chronic railroad exposures to diesel exhaust, asbestos, creosote, welding fumes, silica sand, benzene-containing solvents and degreasers, herbicides, and secondhand smoke can lead to numerous conditions, including:

Cancer:

• Lung Cancer
• Laryngeal Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer

Leukemia:

• Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
• Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL)
• Multiple Myeloma (MM)

Pulmonary:

• Diesel Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Reactive Airway Disease (RADS)
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Emphysema

Neurological:

• Toxic Encephalopathy
• Parkinson’s Disease

We serve all railroad employees in crafts with historical exposures to toxins, including the following:

• Locomotive Engineer
• Brakeman/Conductor
• Track Department/Trackman
• Locomotive Machinist/Electrician/Pipefitter
• Car Department/Carman
• Bridges & Buildings

In proving up your railroad cancer lawsuit, Hughes Law Offices will take any unique exposures into account. For instance, we have served clients who described leaking underground fuel tanks, serving chemical plants and refineries, exposures from toxic freight, etc.  We will bring all of those exposures to bear in proving up your railroad cancer case.  

Class I railroads operating in Nebraska include:

• BNSF Railway – BNSF’s Nebraska-based facilities include Gibson Yard, Havelock Yard, and Hobson Yard. 
• Union Pacific Railroad – Union Pacific runs Bailey Yard in North Platte. 

Illustrative Nebraska railroad verdicts & settlements:

• $688,100 verdict – Freight conductor working for Union Pacific was forced into retirement after developing diesel asthma. At trial, the conductor (who was a smoker) was successful in tying his lung damage to unsafe working conditions that chronically exposed him to diesel exhaust. (Kanyer v. Union Pacific)
• $500,000 verdict – Railroad carman was employed by BNSF for 30 years working primarily at Gibson Yard and then later Havelock Yard. Over the course of his career working for BNSF he was made to use a number of dangerous solvents & chemicals including various petroleum distillates, mineral spirits, toluene, xylene, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. As a result of these exposures, he developed cirrhosis of the liver and esophageal varices. (Boren v. BNSF)

Hughes Law Offices is providing case histories to inform visitors about actual case fact patterns and rulings in your area. Unless specifically noted, the cases summarized herein were not handled by attorneys at Hughes Law Offices.

If you suspect that your illness or that of a loved one could be related to railroad workplace exposures, please call 312-877-5588 to speak to a railroad cancer attorney.