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 of no instance in which exposure to a toxic substance has more clearly demonstrated detrimental health effects on humans than has asbestos exposure.” Yet asbestos use is still legal in the U.S. despite the fact
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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 denying Union Pacific Railroad Company’s to sever the claims of four former employees who had filed suit alleging personal injuries resulting from their exposure to asbestos while employed by Union Pacific. Union Pacific sought to
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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 Company v. Oney (No. 14-11-00815-CV), affirming the Texas Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) Court’s determination that the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”) preempts the report requirement under Chapter 90 (Asbestos) of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. The Appellee,
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