Asbestos, Mesothelioma Cancer, And Railroad Workers

North Carolina (NC) Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers
Attorneys Licensed in NC and South Carolina (SC) with Office in Elizabeth City, NC

If you are a railroad worker, is there a chance that you may have contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure at your work place? Unfortunately, railroad workers from around the country have been diagnosed with this devastating cancer after inhaling toxic asbestos dust at their place of employment.

What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that affects the linings of your body's protective organs. In almost all cases, mesothelioma is caused by asbestos and presents itself in the lungs. Many people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma were exposed to asbestos on the job or lived with someone who worked a job that involved asbestos. Asbestos is a toxic fiber that was popular in many building materials until the 1980s. Two major symptoms of mesothelioma are shortness of breath and chest pain. There is no known cure for mesothelioma.

At our law firm, we have a long history of supporting the legal rights of railroad workers and of getting results when it comes to fighting for compensation in railroad worker mesothelioma cancer cases.

We have represented a railroad clerk who contracted mesothelioma after working in a railroad passenger terminal with asbestos insulation for many years. We have represented locomotive engineers who spent years working on steam and diesel locomotives that contained large amounts of asbestos. In many of these cases, the railroad companies never told their workers that they had been exposed to the often-deadly fibers.

If you or a loved one has mesothelioma and believe that it might have originated from asbestos exposure at a railroad facility, call an experienced Carolina mesothelioma lawyer today.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and who have handled hundreds of railroad worker injury and general railroad injury cases. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results involving FELA and other rail employee protection laws.

We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and we have been named one of the best Best Injury Law Firms in North Carolina for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Rick and Jim have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

We would like to send you one of our free reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including the Dos and Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad: A Railroad Worker's FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Agents Won't Tell You (But You Must Know).

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call promptly.