Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee include: 

• BNSF Railway – BNSF operates Tennessee Yard, Yale Yard Vehicle Facility, and Memphis Intermodal Facility.
• Canadian National Railway – CN operates Harrison Yard. 
• CSX Transportation – CSX operates Wauhatchie Yard, Leewood Yard, Radnor Yard, and Kayne Ave. Yard. 
• Norfolk Southern Railway – NS operates DeButts Yard and John Sevier Yard. 

Illustrative Tennessee railroad verdicts & settlements:

• $8,600,000 verdict – Plaintiff worked as a railroad switchman for over 40 years, primarily at Witherspoon Scrapyard in South Knoxville. He was exposed to radiation, asbestos, and diesel fumes throughout his railroad career which contributed to his lung cancer diagnosis and eventual death. (Payne v. CSX Transportation)
• $4,255,000 verdict – Railroad mechanic worked in Illinois Central RR’s Trigg Avenue and Johnson yard maintenance shops in Memphis from 1974 to 2007. During his career, he was exposed to asbestos, diesel exhaust, and secondhand cigarette smoke. As a result of his exposures, he developed throat cancer leading to his death in 2008. The judgment was reduced to $3,335,685 to offset the medical expenses paid by the railroad on behalf of Mr. Russell. (Russell v. Illinois Central Railroad Company)

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.