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Sammons and Berry, P.C.

Sammons and Berry, P.C.

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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 ...
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June 10, 2020 / Asbestos, Lung Cancer, Retired Railroaders, Workplace Injuries

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 ...
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April 15, 2020 / Asbestos, Laryngeal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Retired Railroaders, Stomach Cancer, Throat Cancer

Railroaders with Cancer: What You Need to Know About Filing an Asbestos Claim

It is devastating to find out you have cancer due to asbestos exposure, particularly because it could have been prevented ...
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March 25, 2020 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders
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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 ...
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December 18, 2019 / Asbestos, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Retired Railroaders

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 ...
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November 21, 2019 / Asbestos, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Retired Railroaders, Stomach Cancer, Throat Cancer

Malignant vs. Non-Malignant Claims

What's the difference? Many of our clients ask what is the difference between a “malignant” claim and a “non-malignant” claim.  Non-malignant claims are claims ...
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February 13, 2019 / Asbestos, Mesothelioma

Asbestos on Cabooses

The railroad industry has a long history of using asbestos-containing materials, despite industry knowledge going back to the 1930s that ...
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September 27, 2018 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders
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Asbestos and Cancer – The “Separate Disease” Rule

Many of our clients who have been diagnosed with asbestosis, a noncancerous scarring of the lungs, ask, “If I get ...
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April 4, 2018 / Asbestos, Lung Cancer
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WATCH OUT FOR ASBESTOS-RELATED CANCERS

As early as the 1930s, many major industrial organizations were aware that exposure to asbestos could cause cancer. Despite this ...
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March 5, 2018 / Asbestos, Lung Cancer
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Asbestos – A Delayed Threat

Many people ask why asbestos claims are continuing to be filed by sick and injured workers when they were exposed ...
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January 17, 2018 / Asbestos
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THANK YOU and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Every year around the holidays, those of us at Sammons & Berry, P.C., pause to offer thanks to you – ...
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December 20, 2017 / S&B News
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Asbestos on Locomotives and Railcars

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – According to documents produced by BNSF Railway Company, many Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) were installed on locomotives ...
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October 31, 2017 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders
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Other Cancers Related to Asbestos

STUDIES SHOW COLON CANCER AND THROAT CANCER ARE RELATED TO ASBESTOS Most people know lung cancer is related to asbestos ...
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September 20, 2017 / Asbestos, Colon Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Stomach Cancer
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SUPREME COURT STRIKES BLOW TO RAILROAD WORKERS

The Supreme Court of the United States recently struck a blow against railroad workers in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrell, ...
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August 22, 2017 / Retired Railroaders
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RAILROADERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS DUST MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION

Every railroader who worked between 1950 and 1980 has worked around a lot of dust. What is less known is ...
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July 26, 2017 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders
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Congress proposes legislation that would make doctors, nursing homes, pharmaceutical and medical devices companies immune from suit.

Each year, as many as 440,000 Americans die from preventable medical errors, making it the third leading cause of death ...
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June 5, 2017 / Medical Device & Drug News

Forced Arbitration: How Corporations Use the Fine Print to Bully Americans

(Editor's note: The following reposted from www.justice.org) Buried in your credit card agreement, your employment contract, or in the click ...
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May 23, 2017 / S&B News
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Congress Seeks to Take Away Individual’s Right to Sue

Dear friends, The Republican-led U.S. Congress has recently introduced a bill designed to drastically limit the legal rights of all ...
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March 31, 2017 / S&B News
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Texas Workers Comp System Questioned After Oklahoma Ruling

by Nicole Cobler, The Texas Tribune Sept. 20, 2016 In the wake of an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision striking down part of ...
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March 26, 2017 / S&B News
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US Steel Fined $170,000 For Asbestos

WASHINGTON D.C. – Federal regulators have levied fines totaling $170,000 against the U.S. Steel Corporation for exposing workers to asbestos ...
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March 25, 2017 / Asbestos

Sammons Named One of the Top Rated Lawyers in Texas by Dallas Morning News

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March 24, 2017 / S&B News

Texas Court Literally Lets Oil Company Get Away With Death Of Worker!

HOUSTON, TX - On January 28, 2016, the Houston Court of Appeals (14th District) issued its opinion in Oiltanking Houston, L.P ...
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March 23, 2017 / Wrongful Death

$6.95 Million Verdict Against Union Pacific in Asbestos Case

OAKLAND, CA - An Oakland jury recently returned a $6.95 million verdict against Union Pacific in an asbestos case.  The ...
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March 22, 2017 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders
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Railroad Workers at Risk for Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases

The railroad industry has consistently ranked among one of the most dangerous industries to work in.  However, in addition to ...
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March 21, 2017 / Lung Cancer, Retired Railroaders

IVC Filter Linked to 27 Deaths

Did Manufacturer of Medical Device Linked to 27 Deaths Ignore Safety Concerns? September 9, 2015 — An investigation by NBC News has linked ...
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March 20, 2017 / Medical Device & Drug News

Bard IVC Filter Cases Transferred to MDL

On August 17, 2015, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a transfer order directing that all Bard ...
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March 19, 2017 / Medical Device & Drug News

Washington Appeals Court Upholds $4.5 Million Asbestos Verdict

SEATTLE, WA - The Washington State Court of Appeals recently upheld a $4.5 million damage award in an asbestos lawsuit ...
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March 18, 2017 / Asbestos

In Texas, Injured Workers Struggle To Be Counted

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Oct. 2, 2015 On any given day across Texas, truck drivers might crash their vehicles, ...
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March 17, 2017 / S&B News, Workplace Injuries

Plant Explosion Near Houston – 4 Injured

PASADENA, Texas - According to reports from Pasadena police, at least four workers  have been injured in an explosion at a ...
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March 16, 2017 / S&B News

Rail Giant BNSF Accused of Telling Arbitrator: “Our Way or The Highway”

According to a recent article published by Rick Schmitt on FairWarning, a run-of-the-mill employment dispute could become a major embarrassment for ...
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March 15, 2017 / Retired Railroaders, S&B News

$750K Settlement In Auto Accident Case

AUSTIN, TX - A $750,000 settlement was recently reached in a lawsuit filed in Austin, Texas, on behalf of the ...
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March 14, 2017 / S&B News

New Study Finds High Cancer Rates In East Harris County – Meanwhile Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Protecting Polluters

HOUSTON,  TX - On June 16, 2015, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed legislation that would make it tougher for local ...
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March 13, 2017 / Colon Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Lung Cancer, S&B News, Stomach Cancer

New Study on Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

According to a recent article published by Steven Markowitz, M.D., Dr.PH, in Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2015; ...
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March 12, 2017 / Asbestos, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma

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 ...
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March 12, 2017 / Lung Cancer, Retired Railroaders

Fatal Truck Wreck in Houston, Texas

HOUSTON, TX: On Monday, April 27, 2015, all westbound lanes of I-10 in Houston, Texas were were closed for nearly ...
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March 10, 2017 / S&B News

Kilgore College Will Investigate Improper Asbestos Removal Claims

Allegations have surfaced suggesting the repeated improper removal of asbestos from Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas. Two of the school's ...
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March 9, 2017 / Asbestos

$1.4 Billion Stryker Hip Implant Settlement

A global settlement was announced that will help thousands of individuals who have had complications involving their defective Stryker Rejuvenate ...
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March 5, 2017 / Medical Device & Drug News

Sammons & Berry Supports A Simple Thread

HOUSTON, TX Sammons & Berry, P.C. recently donated $1,000 to "A Simple Thread", a Houston Area non-profit which helps homeless individuals ...
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March 4, 2017 / S&B News
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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 ...
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March 3, 2017 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders

Sammons & Berry Races For The Cure

On Saturday, October 1, 2016, attorneys and staff from Sammons & Berry, P.C., participated in the "Susan G. Komen Race For ...
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March 2, 2017 / S&B News

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 ...
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March 1, 2017 / Leukemia, Retired Railroaders, S&B News, Workplace Injuries

Jury Finds Talcum Powder Causes Mesothelioma – $13 Million Verdict

On April 28, 2015 a Los Angeles County Jury returned a $13 million verdict in favor of a 73-year-old woman who contracted a deadly ...
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February 27, 2017 / Mesothelioma

Fatal Truck Accidents Are Up 18% Since 2009

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, on average there are 11 fatal truck accidents every single day in this country, killing ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

“Bad Faith” Insurance Claims in Texas

In 2006, the Supreme Court of Texas issued its opinion in Brainard v. Trinity Universal Ins. Co., 216 S.W.3d 809 (2006).  ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

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

Click the following link for the full article: Mo. Supreme Court Rules Railroad Injury Judgment not Subject to Taxes ...
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February 27, 2017 / Retired Railroaders, S&B News, Workplace Injuries

Asbestos In Railroad Locomotives, Equipment & Buildings

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - According to documents produced by BNSF Railway Company, many Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) were installed on locomotives and railcars.  The ...
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February 27, 2017 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders

Union Pacific Lobbies Against Rail Safety Act

MARYSVILLE, KANSAS - Local news reports state that early on Tuesday morning, ten cars on an eastbound freight train derailed in ...
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February 27, 2017 / Retired Railroaders, S&B News

BNSF Railroad Worker Dies in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - a railroad worker employed by the BNSF reportedly died this morning after falling into a grain car.  According ...
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February 27, 2017 / Retired Railroaders, S&B News

The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America

The American Association for Justice has recently published its listing of "The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America - How ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

Texas Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on “Medical” Slip and Fall Case

On November 5, 2014, the Supreme Court of Texas is set to hear oral arguments in Lezlea Ross v. St. Luke's ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

Protect Cancer Victims & Veterans; Tell Your Senators to Oppose S. 2319

Help protect asbestos victims’ rights by urging your U.S. Senators to oppose legislation that threatens to delay and deny justice ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

Judge Enters $3.3 Million Judgment In Favor of S&B Client

On May 9, 2014, Judge Bill Burke, 189th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas, signed and entered a judgment in ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

EPA Documents Prove Large Amounts of Asbestos At Union Pacific Railroad’s Shops in Omaha, Nebraska

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, has released numerous records documenting the presence of asbestos-containing materials at the Union Pacific ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

Don’t Let Congress Sell Your Family’s Health & Safety to the Chemical Industry.

Today at 10AM ET the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing on draft Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) legislation ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

Houston Jury Returns $4.3 Million Verdict in Favor of Injured Refinery Worker

HOUSTON, TX – On February 21, 2014, a Harris County jury returned a verdict for a little over $4.3 million ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

Injured Worker Appeals Court Order Forcing Her To Arbitrate

HOUSTON, TEXAS On November 22, 2013, Lisa Luxenburg, filed a petition for writ of mandamus with the Fourteenth Court of ...
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February 27, 2017 / Workplace Injuries

J. Kirkland Sammons named 2013 Top Lawyer in Personal Injury by Houstonia Magazine

HOUSTON, TEXAS Sammons & Berry, P.C. Is pleased to announce that J. Kirkland Sammons has recently been named a Top ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

Mark T. Berry Named Top 100 Trial Lawyer

HOUSTON, TEXAS Sammons & Berry, P.C., is proud to announce that Mark T. Berry has recently been named on of the 100 Top ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

PROTECT ASBESTOS VICTIMS – OPPOSE H.R. 982, the FACT Act

Don’t let Big Asbestos Continue to Delay, Deny, and Lie Almost two decades ago, OSHA observed that “it was aware ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

J. Kirkland Sammons named a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Transportation

Recently named a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Transportation by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™, "Kirk" has represented hundreds of ...
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February 27, 2017 / S&B News

Medical Studies Question IVC FIlters

On April 8, 2013, two studies and two editorials were published in JAMA Internal Medicine, raising serious questions about the use ...
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February 27, 2017 / Medical Device & Drug News, S&B News

Federal Court Denies Union Pacific’s Motion for Separate Trials in Asbestos Case

TYLER, TEXAS On January 2, 2013, the Honorable Zack Hawthorne, United States Magistrate, Eastern District of Texas, entered an order ...
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February 27, 2017 / Asbestos, Retired Railroaders

Court Holds Texas Asbestos Statute Preempted by FELA

HOUSTON, TEXAS On July 19, 2012, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals entered its majority opinion in The Kansas City Southern Railway ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

FDA Issues Warnings Regarding Bard IVC Filters

WASHINGTON D.C. - On August 9, 2010, after receiving more than 900 reports of problems, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ...
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February 27, 2017 / Medical Device & Drug News

Big Oil Pressured Scientists Over Fracking Wastewater’s Link to Quakes

According to a recent report published by Bloomberg, e-mails reveal a pattern of industry pressure on scientists at the Oklahoma Geological ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

Blowout! – Big Rigs Going Faster Than Tires Can Handle.

According to a recent article by the Dallas Morning News many tractor-trailers on the nation’s roads are driven faster than the 75 ...
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February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized

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