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What I Have Learned about Railroad Worker Cancers and How Railroad Companies Fight Lawsuits by Workers
Description: Looking for information about mesothelioma and other asbestos-induced cancers? If so, check out this blog. It provides information as to when the railroad companies actually knew asbestos was toxic (the year will shock you).- Association of American Railroads Recommends Safety Measures and Injury Prevention for Hand Brake Operation
Description: Railroad companies have their own policies and procedures when it comes to hand brake operation, but the AAR has some common sense suggestions that could have prevent serious injury for most rail workers. - Preventing Train-Car Accidents | Carolina Train And Railroad Accident Attorneys
Description: Many of the serious train-car accidents that occur in South Carolina and North Carolina could have easily been prevented with common sense and common knowledge. In the following legal article, learn a few simple lessons about train-car safety and accident prevention that could save your life. - Asbestos, Mesothelioma Cancer, And Railroad Workers
Description: Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos - and hundreds of railroad workers have been exposed to asbestos on the job, either in the locomotives they worked on or in the railroad buildings where they were employed. If you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please give our law firm a call so you can talk to a real lawyer for free. Our number is 1-800-752-0042. - Man Injured When His Train Went onto Siding of Tracks
Description: The plaintiff was controlling a “loaded coal train” when it suddenly went onto a siding because a switch was not aligned properly. At about 40 mile per hour, the train crashed into a group of cars, derailing the engine and sending it plummeting with the victim inside. - Accidents and Injuries to North Carolina Locomotive Engineers
Description: Railroad work is dangerous and many train crew personnel have been hurt or killed on the job in North Carolina (NC) over the years, including those who worked for Norfolk Southern (NS), Amtrak or CSX. Our law firm has been representing injured railroad engineers for decades.
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- I've retired from the railroad a long time ago. Can I still file a claim for an asbestos cancer or mesothelioma diagnosis?
- I've been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. I was never told it was connected to the railroad work I did many years ago. Can I still bring a railroad injury or disease claim?
- How can a railroad injury lawyer prove that the asbestos cancer or mesothelioma arose from exposure at the railroad?