Legal Options for Railroad Workers With Lung Cancer

If you worked as a railroader before 1982, you may have been exposed to a harmful material called asbestos. Asbestos was widely used in equipment and buildings in the railroad industry despite manufacturers and railroad companies knowing that it can have dangerous effects. The unfortunate result: thousands of former railroaders have asbestos-related diseases and cancers.

Asbestos Exposure in the Railroad Industry

As a railroad worker, you helped develop America’s economy and transportation system. Through repairs and inspections, you made sure railways were safe for passengers and cargo. Employers and manufacturers should have made sure railways were safe for you. Unfortunately, they didn’t. Railroad equipment manufacturers knew asbestos exposure could cause irreversible damage to your health but
Image of a doctor checking an older man for signs of asbestos exposure in his lungs.

5 Signs Asbestos Exposure Could Be Affecting Your Body

Are you concerned you’ve been exposed to asbestos? If you have, you may be eligible for compensation for your medical expenses and suffering. The main cause of asbestos exposure is through work. Railroad workers, who worked prior to 1982, are particularly at risk because of its widespread use in railroad equipment, such as brake pads,

I’m a Retired Railroader With Cancer. Do I have a claim?

Thousands of retired railroaders have been diagnosed with asbestos-related cancers. What’s more tragic: It could’ve been prevented. As early as the 1930s, asbestos-product manufacturers knew asbestos was a hazardous material but continued to sell and market these products through the 1970s, and even later. Many of these asbestos-containing products such as brake shoes and pipe