Union Pacific Settles Omaha Lung Cancer Case

OMAHA, NE – Union Pacific Railroad Company recently settled a lawsuit brought against it by the widow of railroad worker who died from lung cancer after having been exposed to asbestos in the Omaha Shops.  The worker had been employed in the Omaha Shops in the 1960s and 1970s.  A jury trial began in the
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Railroad Asbestos Claims

OVER $30 BILLION DOLLARS have been set aside in bankruptcy trusts by the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products to compensate workers who were exposed to asbestos.  Payments from these trusts are based on a number of factors including historic settlement values, disease and injury classifications, and individual exposure history.  For most claims, the worker must have five

Jury Awards $7.5 Million to Railroad Worker With Leukemia

On September 28, 2016, a jury in Madison County, Illinois entered a unanimous verdict in the amount of $7.5 million against Union Pacific Railroad Co.  The case was filed by a railroad worker who developed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) as a result of exposure to creosote on railroad ties he installed over the course of

Mo. Supreme Court Rules Railroad Injury Judgment not Subject to Taxes

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