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______ $625,000. See Editor's Note. - Railroad Engineer Suffers Diesel Asthma and Receives Award Under FELA
Facts: Plaintiff had worked as a locomotive engineer for Defendant Norfolk Southern since 1987. Plaintiff had a long history of smoking and a part of plaintiff's right lung had been removed as a result of injuries sustained in Viet Nam. Plaintiff alleged that he developed diesel asthma as a direct result of his repeated exposure to diesel exhaust through his employment with defendant.
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______ VERDICT - FELA - EXPOSURE TO DIESEL TRAIN EXHAUST EMISSIONS - INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS - INCREASED CHANCE OF LUNG CANCER.
The plaintiff, a 61-year-old railroad conductor, filed this action against the defendant railroad under the Federal Employers Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), alleging that exposure to diesel exhaust fumes while working on the defendant's trains resulted in interstitial fibrosis and an increased chance of lung cancer. The plaintiff also alleged that the defendant violated the Federal ...
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______ VERDICT - FELA - EXPOSURE TO DIESEL TRAIN EXHAUST EMISSIONS - INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS - INCREASED CHANCE OF LUNG CANCER.
The plaintiff, a 61-year-old railroad conductor, filed this action against the defendant railroad under the Federal Employers Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), alleging that exposure to diesel exhaust fumes while working on the defendant's trains resulted in interstitial fibrosis and an increased chance of lung cancer. The plaintiff also alleged that the defendant violated the Federal ...
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______ VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO ORDER APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN PATIENT PRESENTING FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES - PLAINTIFF SUBSEQUENTLY SUFFERS SEVERE AND PERMANENTLY DISABLING STROKE FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL.
This medical malpractice action was brought on behalf of the male plaintiff, age 60 when he came under the care of the medical defendants following exposure to diesel exhaust fumes in the workplace. The plaintiff contended that the defendants failed to properly refer him to the appropriate specialists and failed to ensure that necessary diagnostic testing was performed to deter...
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