Mesothelioma Lawsuits: Railroad Products
Workers and laborers who used Railroad products that contained asbestos may have unknowingly breathed or ingested tiny asbestos particles that may be affecting their health. Asbestos becomes dangerous when it is airborne. People installing, removing or replacing asbestos containing products are most at risk of developing an asbestos disease in their lifetime. Asbestos fibers can be smaller than .03 microns which is hard to see without a microscope.
Thousands of asbestos-containing products and materials were used throughout all States. More than 20 million American workers have been exposed to asbestos with the heaviest usage in the U. S. was during 1930-1980. Mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers can lay dormant in people for 10-50 years.
Railroad Products and Asbestos Exposure
Millions of Americans were exposed to toxic asbestos fibers and dust from more than 3,000 asbestos-containing products and materials. Many of these products still exist in in old buildings, residential homes, shopping centers, churches, industrial plants, factories, power plants, chemical plants, refineries, shipyards and manufacturing plants.
Asbestos dust is most dangerous when inhaled or ingested. During 1930-1980 many U. S. workers were daily exposed to toxic asbestos dust and fibers where they inhaled and ingested them without any protection in their workplace.
Patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma have complained that they were not given any warning, training or respiratory protective gear when handling, installing, loading, repairing, or removing asbestos-containing products when using them in many building trades.
Workers diagnosed with Mesothelioma from toxic exposure to asbestos containing railroad products and materials may be eligible for financial compensation with the help of an experienced Mesothelioma lawyer.
Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma
Asbestos manufacturers knew as far back as the early 1920’s that asbestos caused asbestosis and the first case of Malignant Mesothelioma was definitively linked to asbestos exposure in workers and laborers in 1964.
More than 600,000 asbestos and Mesothelioma cases have been brought against asbestos manufacturers and distributors, claiming the companies failed to protect workers and laborers from harmful asbestos contamination, and failed to warn workers about health risks.
The World health Organization reported that there have been 92,253 mesothelioma deaths (and counting) reported by 83 countries.
Mesothelioma cancer has 4 stages and rarely diagnosed in stages 1 and 2 because it looks like many other diseases like COPD, a chronic cough, the flu and pneumonia. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor.
Railroad Products and Asbestos Exposure
Comet Brake – Railroad Cars | Railroad Railbus |
Comet Railroad Brake | Railroad Railing |
Corrugated Transite Railroad | Railroad Railway |
Diesel Locomotives | Railroad Railway Gun |
Electrical Unit Railroad | Railroad Railway Locomotive |
Freight Railroad | Railroad Railway Supply |
Gondola Railrcar | Railroad Railway Vehicle |
Metra Railroad Track | Railroad Railyard |
Mine Railroad Car | Railroad Refrigerated Car |
Port Railroad | Railroad Refrigerated Van |
Railbus | Railroad Refrigeration Car |
Railcar Switcher | Railroad Refrigeration Products |
Railroad Air Compressor | Railroad Rollblock Wagon |
Railroad Air Hose | Railroad Roof |
Railroad Air Valve | Railroad Rotary Snowplow |
Railroad Anchor Machine | Railroad Router |
Railroad Ancillary Vehicle | Railroad Salvage Yard |
Railroad Automotive Rack | Railroad Sash |
Railroad Autorack | Railroad Saw |
Railroad Axle | Railroad Scrap Loading |
Railroad Ballast | Railroad Scrap Yard |
Railroad Battery | Railroad Shipyard |
Railroad Bed Tamping Machine | Railroad Shops |
Railroad Belt | Railroad Shunter |
Railroad Board | Railroad Siding |
Railroad Boiler | Railroad Sign Paint |
Railroad Box | Railroad Signal |
Railroad Boxcab | Railroad Signal Equipment |
Railroad Boxcar | Railroad Signal Switch |
Railroad Brake Car | Railroad Signal System |
Railroad Brake Lining | Railroad Signal Tower |
Railroad Brake Signal Switch | Railroad Signs |
Railroad Brake Switches | Railroad Sleeping Car |
Railroad Brake Van | Railroad Snowplow |
Railroad Brakes | Railroad Speed Train |
Railroad Braking Systems | Railroad Speedswing |
Railroad Brick | Railroad Spike |
Railroad Bridge | Railroad Station |
Railroad Bulkhead | Railroad Steam Locomotive |
Railroad Bus Engine | Railroad Steam Table |
Railroad Bus Motor | Railroad Steamship |
Railroad Bus Transmission | Railroad Stencil |
Railroad Caboose Cars | Railroad Stock Yard |
Railroad Car Bolters | Railroad Streetcar |
Railroad Car Box | Railroad Supplies |
Railroad Car Brake | Railroad Supply |
Railroad Car Cement | Railroad Switch |
Railroad Car Hoist | Railroad Switch Coupler |
Railroad Car Paint | Railroad Switchyard |
Railroad Car Roof | Railroad System |
Railroad Car Sprayer | Railroad Tamping Machine |
Railroad Car Supplies | Railroad Tank Car |
Railroad Car Upholstry | Railroad Tank Locomotive |
Railroad Car Varnish | Railroad Tank Wagon |
Railroad Car Wiring | Railroad Tanker |
Railroad Cars | Railroad Terminal |
Railroad Compressor | Railroad Test Rack |
Railroad Conduit | Railroad Test Track |
Railroad Corridor Coach | Railroad Third Rail |
Railroad Coupling | Railroad Tie Crane |
Railroad Covered Hopper | Railroad Tie Spacers |
Railroad Covered Wagon | Railroad Ties |
Railroad Crane | Railroad Timber |
Railroad Crossing Gate | Railroad Timber Yard |
Railroad Crossings | Railroad Tool |
Railroad Cussing | Railroad Tower |
Railroad Cutoffs | Railroad Track |
Railroad Demurrage | Railroad Track Ballast |
Railroad Deurrage | Railroad Track Beacon |
Railroad Diesel Engine | Railroad Track Car |
Railroad Diesel Locomotive | Railroad Track Metal |
Railroad Dinkey Engines | Railroad Track Spacing |
Railroad Dinkey Hostler | Railroad Track Switches |
Railroad Dinkey Motor | Railroad Tracks |
Railroad Dollies | Railroad Trailer |
Railroad Dolly | Railroad Train |
Railroad Donkey Hostler | Railroad Trans Wagon |
Railroad Drop Pit | Railroad Transfer Station |
Railroad Electric Car | Railroad Transfer Table |
Railroad Electric Gate Crossings | Railroad Transmission |
Railroad Electric Light Plant | Railroad Transport Wagon |
Railroad Electrical Arc Chutes | Railroad Transportation Farebox |
Railroad Engine | Railroad Transportation Signal |
Railroad Equipment | Railroad Transportation Telephone |
Railroad Equipment Pit | Railroad Transportation Upholsterer |
Railroad Equipment Supplies | Railroad Transports |
Railroad Flagman | Railroad Travelling Post |
Railroad Flanger | Railroad Trolley Car |
Railroad Freight | Railroad Troop Sleepers |
Railroad Freight Air Brake | Railroad Truck Parts |
Railroad Freight Car | Railroad Trucks |
Railroad Friction Product | Railroad Tunnel |
Railroad Gasket | Railroad Utility Van |
Railroad Gates | Railroad Vehicle |
Railroad Guardrail | Railroad Ventilation System |
Railroad Heater | Railroad Wagon |
Railroad Hirail Truck | Railroad Warehouse |
Railroad Hoist System | Railroad Wheel Axle |
Railroad Hoses | Railroad Wheel Press |
Railroad Insulation | Railroad Wheels |
Railroad Intercommunication System | Railroad Windshield Insualtion |
Railroad Ironshop | Railroad Yard |
Railroad Journal Box | Railroad Yard Engines |
Railroad Junction Plant | Railroad Yard Motor |
Railroad Light Rail | Railroad Yard Parts |
Railroad Lighting | Railroad Yard Salvage |
Railroad Lines | Railroadbus Engine |
Railroad Lining | Railroadbus Motor |
Railroad Locomotive | Railroadbus Transmission |
Railroad Lounge Car | Railroadcar Roof |
Railroad Lube Car | Railroader |
Railroad Lumber Yard | Slate Wagon Railroad |
Railroad Machine | Slip Coach Railroad |
Railroad Mill | Speedswing Railroad |
Railroad Mine Car | Spiker Gauger Railroad |
Railroad Motor Coach | Spiker Railroad |
Railroad Muni Bus | Sprayer Railroad Car |
Railroad Overpass | Steam Generator Railroad |
Railroad Pacer Train | Steam Locomotive Railroad |
Railroad Patroller | Steamtable Railroad |
Railroad Pavement | Steel Railroad |
Railroad Pipe | Street Cable Railroad |
Railroad Pit | Street Railroad |
Railroad Plant | Switch Coupler Railroad |
Railroad Plate | Switch Railroad |
Railroad Plough | Tank Locomotive Railroad |
Railroad Plywood | Tank Wagon Railroad |
Railroad Products – Pre -1980 | Tanker Locomotive Railroad |
Railroad Property | Tanker Wagon Railroad |
Railroad Pubsiding Vestal | Tie Crane Railroad |
Railroad Pubteam Track | Tie Spacer Railroad |
Railroad Quarry | Track Loading Railroad |
Railroad Rail | Track Skidder Railroad |
Railroad Rail Ambulance | Tracked Railroad |
Railroad Rail Cars | Train Railroad |
Railroad Rail Detector Car | Tram Railroad |
Railroad Rail Engine Coach | Trans Wagon Railroad |
Railroad Rail Express | Transite Railroad |
Railroad Rail Flaw Detector Car | Transport Wagon Railroad |
Railroad Rail Heater | Transportation Wagon Railroad |
Railroad Rail Motor Coach | Underground Railroad Station |
Railroad Rail Vehicle | Underground Railroad Yard |
Railroad Rail Way | Water Light Railroad |
Railroad Workers and Mesothelioma
Balcleaners | Railroad Inspectors |
Ballast Cleaners | Railroad Installers |
Ballast Regulators | Railroad Ironshop Workers |
Ballast Tampers | Railroad Laggers |
BalRegulators | Railroad Length Runner |
Boarding Train Workers | Railroad light-Rail Workers |
Brakeman | Railroad Line Workers |
Broken Trolley Wire Workers | Railroad locomotive Builders |
Bulk Freight Workers | Railroad locomotive Workers |
Bus Train Workers | Railroad Lumber Yard Workers |
CalTrain Workers | Railroad Maintenance Man |
Central Railroad Workers | Railroad Maintenance Workers |
Chief Mechanical Engineers | Railroad Management Workers |
Commuter Brakeman | Railroad Mechanics |
Commuter Rail line Workers | Railroad Muni Bus Workers |
Commuter Rail Train Workers | Railroad Museum Workers |
Commuter Rail Workers | Railroad Oilers |
Commuter Railroad Workers | Railroad Operations Workers |
Commuter Shuttle Train Workers | Railroad Overpass Workers |
Commuter Train Workers | Railroad Pacer Train Workers |
Compartment Coach Workers | Railroad Pipefitters |
Conductors | Railroad Platelayers |
ConRail Workers | Railroad Plough Workers |
Demolition Railroad Workers | Railroad Plumbers |
Derailment Workers | Railroad Police Officers |
Draisine Workers | Railroad Porters |
Employee Training Instructors | Railroad Property Workers |
Engine House Workers | Railroad Railgrinders |
Engineers | Railroad Railing Installers |
Express Train Workers | Railroad Repair Facility Workers |
FELA Railroad Workers | Railroad Repair Shop Workers |
Fire Box Installers | Railroad Repair Workers |
Flaggers | Railroad Repairman |
Flagman | Railroad Rolling stock Workers |
Flangers | Railroad Rotary Snowplow Workers |
FramRail Workers | Railroad Roundhouse Workers |
Freight Agents | Railroad Salvage Yard Workers |
Freight Brakemen | Railroad Scrap Loaders |
Freight Car Workers | Railroad Scrap Yard Workers |
Freight Cargo Inspectors | Railroad Secondman |
Freight Conductors | Railroad Section Gang Workers |
Freight Derailment Workers | Railroad Shipyard Workers |
Freight Forwarders | Railroad Shop Workers |
Freight Handlers | Railroad Signal Equipment Workers |
Freight Inspectors | Railroad Signal Maintainers |
Freight Liner Workers | Railroad Signal Operators |
Freight Material Handlers | Railroad Signal Repairers |
Freight Operators | Railroad Signalman |
Freight Railroad Workers | Railroad Site Workers |
Freight Traffic Administrator | Railroad Spill Workers |
Freight Train brakeman | Railroad Station Agent |
Freight Train Unloader | Railroad Station Master |
Freight Train Workers | Railroad Station Masters |
Freight Transportation Workers | Railroad Station Workers |
Freight Workers | Railroad Stock Yard Workers |
Freightliner Workers | Railroad Supply House worker |
Industrial Railroad Workers | Railroad Supply House Workers |
Light Rail Operators | Railroad Supply Workers |
Light Rail System Linesperson | Railroad Tank Locomotive Workers |
Light Rail Workers | Railroad Tanker Workers |
Locomotive Brake Mechanics | Railroad Terminal Workers |
Locomotive Builders | Railroad Ticket Controllers |
Locomotive Conductors | Railroad Ticket Inspectors |
Locomotive Engineers | Railroad Tie Spacers |
Locomotive Firers | Railroad Track Foreman |
Locomotive Inspectors | Railroad Track Grinders |
Locomotive Makers | Railroad Track Harvesters |
Locomotive Manufacturers | Railroad Track Loaders |
Locomotive Mechanics | Railroad Track Skidders |
Locomotive Pipefitters | Railroad Track Switch Repairers |
locomotive Repair Facility Workers | Railroad Track Workers |
Locomotive Repair Workers | Railroad Tracked Grinders |
Locomotive Superintendents | Railroad Trackman |
Locomotive Train Engine Workers | Railroad Trackman Employees |
Locomotive Train Workers | Railroad Tracks Repairer |
Lomotive Workers | Railroad Train Conductors |
Mass Transit Light Rail Workers | Railroad Train Workers |
Mass Transit Workers | Railroad Training Center Workers |
Mate Gang Workers | Railroad Training Instructor |
Megafret Workers | Railroad Trainman |
Metal GuardRail Workers | Railroad Transfer Station Workers |
Metra Derailment Workers | Railroad Troop Sleeper |
Metra Railroad Track Workers | Railroad Tunnel Workers |
Metra Train Service Workers | Railroad Vehicle Workers |
Metra Train Workers | Railroad Ventilation System Workers |
Metra Transit Workers | Railroad Veteran Workers |
Metra Union Train Workers | Railroad Welders |
Metrolink Train Workers | Railroad Workers |
Metropolitan Transit Authority Workers | Railroad Yard Demolition Workers |
Metropolitan Transport Authority Workers | Railroad Yard Workers |
Military Railroad Workers | Railroad Yardmaster |
Military Train Workers | Rail-Track Laying Operators |
Multi-Modal Rail Workers | Rail-Track Laying Workers |
Open Coach Workers | Railway Bus Workers |
Open Wagon Workers | Railway Gun Workers |
Pacific Railroad Workers | Railway Lubricators |
Park Train Ride Workers | Railway Station Workers |
Passenger Train Crew Worker | Railway Supply Workers |
Platelayers | Railway Workers |
Quarry Tub Workers | Revenue Protection Inspectors |
Rail Benders | RFTA Workers |
Rail Car Repairers | River Railroad Workers |
Rail Company Workers | Road Engine Foreman |
Rail Contractors | Road-Rail Vehicle Workers |
Rail Employees | Roadrailers |
Rail Express Workers | Rotary Snowplow Workers |
Rail Fillers | Roundhouse Workers |
Rail Freight Handlers | Scrap Loaders |
Rail Freight Workers | Signal Repairers |
Rail Grinders | Signal Switch Repairers |
Rail Heater Workers | Signal Track Switch Repairers |
Rail Layers | Signalman |
Rail Line Workers | Steam Locomotive Workers |
Rail Logistics Supervisors | Tampers |
Rail Maintenance Equipment Operators | Tank Wagon Workers |
Rail Maintenance Workers | Tie Crane Workers |
Rail Operators | Tie Spacer Workers |
Rail Passenger Safety Workers | Track Foreman |
Rail Runner Workers | Track Harvester Workers |
Rail Safety Workers | Track Inspectors |
Rail Salvage Workers | Track Repairers |
Rail Salvage Yard Workers | Track Switch Repairers |
Rail Service Workers | Track Workers |
Rail Setters | Train Brakeman |
Rail Signalman | Train Bridge Workers |
Rail Stations Workers | Train Builders |
Rail Stockyard Workers | Train Camp Workers |
Rail Subway Workers | Train Conductors |
Rail Supervisors | Train Crankshaft Workers |
Rail Track Inspectors | Train Crossing Workers |
Rail Tractor Workers | Train Derailment Workers |
Rail Train Station Workers | Train Dispatchers |
Rail Train Workers | Train Dispatching Workers |
Rail Transportation Workers | Train Engine Mechanics |
Rail Workers | Train Engineers |
Rail Yard Employees | Train Flagman |
Rail Yard Engineers | Train Freight Handlers |
Rail Yard Workers | Train Freight Workers |
Railbus Workers | Train Locomotive Workers |
Railgrinder Workers | Train Mechanic Workers |
Railgrinders | Train Mechanics |
Railroad Anchor Machine Workers | Train Operators |
Railroad Ancillary Workers | Train Platform Workers |
Railroad Autorack Workers | Train Refinery Workers |
Railroad AutoRail Workers | Train Ride Workers |
Railroad Back Shop Workers | Train Roundhouse Workers |
Railroad Balcleaners | Train Salvage Yard Workers |
Railroad Ballast Cleaners | Train Service Workers |
Railroad Ballast Regulator | Train Shop Workers |
Railroad Ballast Tampers | Train Station Workers |
Railroad Balregulators | Train Track Foreman |
Railroad Baltampers | Train Track Switch Repairers |
Railroad Blacksmiths | Train Trackman |
Railroad Boilerman | Train Workers |
Railroad Brake Car Workers | Train Wrecking Workers |
Railroad Brake Operators | Train Yard Workers |
Railroad Brake Workers | Train Yardsman |
Railroad Brakeman | Trainman |
Railroad Bricklayers | Trainmasters |
Railroad Bridge Inspectors | Trains Station Workers |
Railroad Bridge Workers | TrainTrack Switch Repairers |
Railroad Bulk Freight Workers | Tram Workers |
Railroad Burners Workers | Transel Electric Workers |
Railroad Car Repairman | Transit Authority Workers |
Railroad Car Shop Workers | Transit Bus Drivers |
Railroad Chief Fireman | Transit Police Officers |
Railroad Conductors | Transit Trolley Workers |
Railroad Cossing Workers | Transite Plant Workers |
Railroad Crane Workers | Transport Station Workers |
Railroad Crew Workers | Transportation Railroad Workers |
Railroad Demolition Workers | Transportation Workers |
Railroad Derailment Workers | Traquero Workers |
Railroad Dispatchers | Travelling Post Office |
Railroad Electricians | Tri Rail Commuter Train Workers |
Railroad Employees | Tri-Rail Train Workers |
Railroad Engine Drivers | Trolley Service Workers |
Railroad Engine House Workers | Trolley Workers |
Railroad Engineers | Underground Locomotive Workers |
Railroad Equipment Workers | Underground Railroad Station Workers |
Railroad Facility Workers | Underground Railroad Workers |
Railroad Fire Box Installers | Underground Railroad Yard Workers |
Railroad Fireman | Underground Railway Station Workers |
Railroad Foreman | Underground Railway Workers |
Railroad Forgers | Underground Steam Line Workers |
Railroad Freight Handlers | Underground Train Station Workers |
Railroad Gandy Dancers | Underground Train Workers |
Railroad Grinding Room Workers | Underground Train Yard Workers |
Railroad Grinding Workers | Zoo Park Train Workers |
Railroad Guard | Zoo Train Operators |
Railroad Gun Workers | Zoo Train Workers |
List of Industrial Plant Workers Exposed to Asbestos
Adjusters | Handlers | Pressers |
Applicators | Hands | Processors |
Assemblers | Helpers | Programmers |
Assembly Man | Inserters | Pullers |
Assorters | Inspector | Regulators |
Binders | Inspectors | Removers |
Buffers | Installers | Repairers |
Casters | Instructors | Repairman |
Changers | Investigators | Researchers |
Cleaners | Laborers | Rewinders |
Coaters | Lay Out | Sawyers |
Collectors | Layers | Servicers |
Coordinators | Liners | Set Ups |
Coverers | Loaders | Setters |
Crushers | Locators | Sorters |
Cutters | Maintainers | Specialists |
Designers | Maintenance man | Sprayers |
Developers | Mappers | Stackers |
Disassemblers | Markers | Stampers |
Diggers | Mechanics | Strippers |
Dismantlers | Mixers | Superintendents |
Dispatchers | Modifiers | Supervisors |
Drawers | Monitors | Surveyors |
Drillers | Mounters | Technicians |
Drivers | Movers | Techs |
Dumpers | Observers | Tenders |
Estimators | Offbearers | Testers |
Examiners | Operators | Throubleshooters |
Feeders | Overhaulers | Trimmers |
Filers | Packagers | Turners |
Fillers | Packers | Unloaders |
Finishers | Patternmakers | Washers |
Fitters | Pilers | Weavers |
Fixers | Planners | Weighers |
Folders | Platers | Winders |
Foreman | Polishers | Workers |
Graders | Pourers | Wrappers |
Grinders | Preppers | Installation Workers |
Inside Office Workers and Mesothelioma
Industrial workers were not only exposed to asbestos working at outside job sites, plants and factories they were also exposed inside of company offices. Asbestos was used throughout office buildings pre 1980 in pipes, insulation, drywall, paints, wiring, floors, tiles, wallboards, cements, glues, adhesives along with 3,000 other products used on a daily basis. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor. Office workers exposed to asbestos includes;
Accountants | Coordinators |
Administrators | Data Entry Workers |
Administrative Aides | Directors |
Agents | Executives |
Aides | Financial Managers |
Analysts | Human Resource Workers |
Assistants | Inventory Workers |
Associates | Managers |
Attendants | Office Workers |
Auditors | Operation Managers |
Billing & Posting Workers | Planners |
Board Members | Presidents |
Book & Record Keeping | Public Relation Workers |
Buyers | Purchasing Agents |
Chief Executive Officers | Representatives |
Clerks | Salesman |
Collectors | Secretary – Secretaries |
Computer Workers | Timekeepers |
Consultants | Vice Presidents |
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List of Industrial Plant Work & Labor Duties
Adjust | Fold | Prep |
Apply | Grade | Press |
Assemble | Grind | Process |
Assort | Handle | Program |
Bind | Help | Pull |
Buff | Insert | Regulate |
Cast | Inspect | Remove |
Change | Install | Repair |
Clean | Instruct | Research |
Coat | Investigate | Rewind |
Collect | Labor | Saw |
Coordinate | Lay Out | Service |
Coverer | Line | Set |
Crush | Load | Set Up |
Cut | Locate | Sort |
Design | Maintain | Spray |
Develop | Map | Stack |
Disassemble | Mark | Stamp |
Dig | Mix | Strip |
Dismantle | Modify | Supervise |
Dispatch | Monitor | Survey |
Draw | Mount | Tend |
Drill | Move | Test |
Drive | Observe | Troubleshoot |
Dump | Operate | Trim |
Estimate | Overhaul | Turn |
Examine | Pack | Unload |
Feed | Package | Wash |
File | Pile | Weave |
Fill | Plan | Weigh |
Finish | Plate | Wind |
Fit | Polish | Work |
Fix | Pourers | Wrap |
Military Veterans and Asbestos Exposure
Military Veterans have a 1 in 3 chance of developing an asbestos related disease in their lifetime. Veterans and laborers have the right to bring lawsuits against negligent asbestos companies for exposing them to toxic asbestos-containing products and materials.
There are 21.5 million current living Veterans according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans who served between 1940 and 1970 have the greatest risk of developing Mesothelioma or an asbestos-related cancer. Navy Veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War have the highest incidence of Asbestos-related diseases.
The U.S. Military used thousands of asbestos-containing products in their ships between the 1920-late 1970’s. 14 in every 1,000 WW II shipyard workers died of an asbestos-related disease compared to 18 in every 1,000 combat related deaths.
- Mesothelioma primarily occurs in Veterans between the ages of 55-75.
- Asbestos was listed as the top contaminant at 32 U.S. Army base closures during the 1990s.
- A recent study showed that as many as 30-40% of Mesothelioma victims is U. S. Veterans.
Evidence Required to File for an Asbestos claim may Include:
- Diagnosis– Medical documentation (pathology reports).
- Physician Statement– From a qualified physician regarding Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- Exposure Evidence– Product information, witness affidavits, employment records, invoices.
Asbestos Cover up – Quotes from Asbestos Executives
Evidence in thousands of court documents have shown that asbestos companies hid and destroyed memos, documents and ignored doctor’s medical reports about the dangers of asbestos exposure. Despite all of the information about the deadly dangers of asbestos exposure available in the scientific and medical literature asbestos companies chose not to take any action to protect workers.
They chose profit over the safety of their workers and then lied and covered it up. This is why U. S. Courts are making asbestos manufacturers and companies pay millions to asbestos victims for their asbestos cover up.
- “…if you have enjoyed a good life while working with asbestos products, why not die from it.” 1966 memo from an executive of the Bendix Corporation (now part of Honeywell)
- In early 1940s, the president of Johns-Manville called the managers of another company “a bunch of fools for notifying employees who had asbestosis.” When asked by another company executive, “Do you mean to tell me you would let them work until they drop dead?” he responded, “Yes. We save a lot of money that way.”
Mesothelioma has been medically linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
Railroad Companies and Asbestos Exposure
Adak Freight Railroad | Portland Railroad |
Adirondack & Northern Railroad | Portland Terminal Railroad |
Air-Lines Railroad | Portsmouth Belt Lines Railroad |
Akron Freight Railroad | Portsmouth Railroad |
Alabama State Docks Railroad | Prairie Railroad |
Alameda Freight Railroad | Prescott & Northwestern Railroad |
Albany Railroad | Prescott Railroad |
ALCO Railroad | Progressive Rail |
Allegheny Railroad | Providence & Worcester Railroad |
Allentown Lines | Public Belt Railroad |
American Automatic Railway | Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad |
American Railway Switch Company | Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad |
AmTrack Train | Puget Sound Railroad |
Anacostia Railroad | Pugetound Railroad |
Atlanta Freight Railroad | Pu’unene Railroad |
Austintown Railroad | Quincy Railroad |
Avon & Lakeville Railroad | Quonset Point Railroad |
B & O Railroad | R. J. Corman Railroad Lines |
Banana River Freight Railroad | Railroad Cleveland |
Banana River Railroad | Railroad Company |
Barbers Point Railroad | Railroad Friction Products Corp |
Bardstown Lines | Railroad Memphis |
Beatrice Railroad | Railroad North Eastern Railway |
Beaver River Railroad | Railroad Pennsylvania |
Belt Lines Railroad | Railroad Scrap Rard |
Berkeley Railroad | Railroad West Virginia |
Big Trees Railroad | Railroad Western Lines |
Birmingham Railway | Raritan Central Railroad |
Birmingham Railway Light & Power | Reading Blue Mountain Railroad |
Birmingham Southern Railroad Company | Red River Valley Railroad |
Blue Line Railroad | Red River Valley Western Railroad |
BNSF Railway Company | Red Springs & Northern Railroad |
Branchville Railroad | Redmont Railroad |
Bronson Railroad | Redprings & Northern Railroad |
Brookfield Railroad | Republic N&T Railroad |
Brunswick Railroad | Republic Railroad |
Burlington Northern | Riceboro Southern Railroad |
Camden Railroad | Richmond Pacific Railroad |
Cecil Field Railroad | Richmond Railroad |
Central Florida Express | Rio Grande Railroad |
Central Kentucky Lines | Rio Grande Scenic Railroad |
Central Railroad | Rio Valley Switching Company |
Chase Field Railroad | Rio Valley Railroad Company |
Chatham Freight Railroad | Riverport Railroad |
Chattanooga Belt Railroad | Rochester & Southern Railroad |
Chesapeake Railway Company | Rochester Railroad |
Chester Railroad | Rock & Rail |
China Lake Railroad | Rock Crusher Railroad |
Cleveland Lines | Rock Island Train |
Commercial Railroad | Rockdale Railroad |
Conrail Railroad | Rockdale Sandow & Southern Railroad |
Consolidated Rail Corporation | Rockdale Southern Railroad |
Corman Railroad Lines | Sabine River & Northern Railroad |
Corpus Christi Railroad | Sacramento Railroad |
Corry Field Railroad | Sacramento Valley Railroad |
Coulee City Railway | Salem Southbound Railroad |
Cove Springs Railroad | Salt Lake City Railroad |
Crane Railroad | Salt Lake City Southern Railroad |
CSX B&O Railroad | Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railroad |
CSX Transportation Railroad | Salt Lake Railroad |
CTA Train Station | San Augustine Railroad |
Dakota & Western Railroad | San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad |
Dallas Belt Railroad | San Diego Railroad |
Daytona Beach Railroad | San Francisco Alcatraz Island Tram |
DeLand Railroad | San Joaquin Valley Railroad |
Delta Railroad | San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad |
Denver Freight Railroad | San Luis Central Railroad |
Denver Railroad | San Luis Railroad |
East Brookfield Railroad | San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad |
East Brookfield Spencer Railroad | San Pedro Railroad |
East Camden Highland Railroad | San Pedro Southwestern Railroad |
East Camden Railroad | Sanaba Railroad |
East Chattanooga Belt Railroad | Sand Point Railroad |
East Cooper Berkeley Railroad | Sandersville Railroad |
East Cooper Railroad | Sandow & Southern Railroad |
East Erie Commercial Railroad | Sand Springs Railroad |
East Erie Railroad | Santa Cruz Railroad |
East Jersey Railroad Terminal Co | Santa Fe Railroad |
East Penn Railroad | Santa Fe Train |
East Tennessee Railroad | Santa Fe Southern Railroad |
East Troy Electric Railroad | Santa Maria Railroad |
Eastern Maine Railroad | Santa Maria Valley Railroad |
Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad | Saufley Field Railroad |
Effingham Railroad | Saultte Marie Bridge Railroad |
El Centro Railroad | Savage Bingham & Garfield Railroad |
El Dorado & Wesson Railroad | Savage Bingham Railroad |
Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railroad | Savannah Port Terminal Railroad |
Elgin Joliet Railroad | Savannah Terminal Railroad |
Elgin Railroad | Seal Beach Railroad |
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad Co. | Seal Beach Railroad Station |
Elk River Railroad | Sedalia Transportation Company |
Elkhart & Western Railroad | Seminole Gulf Railroad |
Elkhart Railroad | Seminole Gulf Railway LP, Transtar Inc. |
Ellis & Eastern Company | SEMO Port Railroad |
Ellyson Field Freight | Sequatchie Valley Railroad |
Ellyson Field Railroad | Shamokin Valley Railroad |
Erie Railroad | Shawnee Terminal Railroad |
Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad | Shore Railroad |
Escanaba Railroad | Short-Line Company |
Evansville Western Railroad | Sidney & Lowe Railroad |
Everett Railroad | Sierra Northern Railroad |
Export Railroad | Sisseton Milbank Railroad |
Fallon Freight Railroad | Skuna Valley Railroad |
Falls Road Railroad | Skuna Valley Railroad |
Farmrail Railroad | SMS Rail Lines |
Finger Lakes Railroad | SMS Rail Service Railroad |
First Coast Railroad | SMS Rail Service Railroad |
Flats Industrial Railroad | Soo Lines Railroad |
Florida Central Railroad | South Branch Valley Railroad |
Florida East Coast Railroad | South Buffalo Railroad |
Florida Midland Railroad | South Carolina Central Railroad |
Florida Northern Railroad | South Central Florida Express |
Florida West Coast Railroad | South Central Tennessee Railroad |
Ford Island Railroad | South Chicago Indiana Harbor Railroad |
Fordyce & Princeton Railroad | South Chicago Railroad |
Fordyce Railroad | South Fork Railroad |
Fore River Railroad | South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad |
Fort Lauderdale Railroad | South Plains La Mesa Railroad |
Fort Worth & Dallas Railroad | Southeastern Railroad |
Fort Worth & Western Railroad | South-Eastern Railroad |
Fort Worth Railroad | Southeastern Railroad |
Fort Worth Western Railroad | Southern Illinois Train derailment |
Fortmith Railroad | Southern Indiana Railroad |
Fredonia Valley Railroad | Southern Pacific Railroad |
Fremont Northwestern Railroad | Southern Railroad |
Fulton County Railroad | Southern Railroad Kansas |
Galveston Railroad | Southern Railroad of New Jersey |
Garfield & Western Railroad | Southern Railway |
Garfield Railroad | Southern Switching Company |
Gary Railroad | Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad |
Gateway Eastern Railroad | Southwestern Railroad |
Georgetown Railroad | Spencer Railroad |
Georgia & Florida Railroad | Springfield Terminal Railroad |
Georgia Central Railroad | Squantum Railroad |
Georgia Midland Railroad | Squaw Creek Southern Railroad |
Georgia Northeastern Railroad | St Croix Valley Railroad |
Georgia Southwestern Railroad | St Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad |
Georgia Woodlands Railroad | St Louis Railroad |
Gettysburg & Northern Railroad | St Maries River Railroad |
Gettysburg Railroad | St Marys Railroad West |
Glenview Freight Railroad | St. Louis Railroad |
Glosterouthern Railroad | State Railway Railroad |
Glynco Railroad | Staten Island Railway |
GNP Railroad | Steelton & Highspire Railroad |
Golden Isles Railroad | Steelton Railroad |
Golden Triangle Railroad | Stillwater Central Railroad |
Grafton & Upton Railroad | Stimons Railroad |
Grafton Railroad | Stockton Terminal & Eastern Railroad |
Grainbelt Railroad | Stockton Terminal Eastern Railroad |
Grand Elk Railroad | Stockton Terminal Railroad |
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad | Stourbridge Railroad |
Grand Trunk Western Railroad | Strasburg Railroad |
Great Lakes Central Railroad | Sunflour Railroad |
Great Lakes Railroad | Susquehanna Railroad |
Great Northwest Railroad | Susquehanna Railroad |
Great River Railroad | Sylvester Manufacturing Company |
Great Walton Railroad | Tacoma Rail |
Great Western Railroad | Tacoma Rail Mountain |
Greatmoky Mountains Railroad | Talleyrand Terminal Railroad |
Green Mountain Railroad | Tazewell & Peoria Railroad |
Greenwood Lake Railroad | Tecumseh Branch Connecting Railroad |
Grenada Railroad | Temple & Central Texas Railroad |
Grosse Ile Railroad | Tennessee Light Rail |
Guld Railroad | Tennessee Railroad |
Gulf Coast Railroad | Tennessee Southern Railroad |
Gulfport Railroad | Tennken Railroad |
Hainesport Industrial Railroad | Terminal Co Railroad |
Hampton & Branchville Railroad | Terminal Company Railroad |
Hampton Railroad | Terminal Railroad |
Heart of Georgia Railroad | Terminal Railroad Alabama State Docks |
Heritage Railroad | Terminal Railway Company |
High Point Railroad | Texas & Northern Railroad |
Highland Railroad | Texas & Oklahoma Railroad |
Highspire Railroad | Texas Central Railroad |
Holston River Railroad | Texas City Railway Inc |
Hondo Railroad | Texas City Terminal Railroad |
Honea Path Division | Texas City Trailway Co |
Honey Creek Railroad | Texas Gonzales Northern Railroad |
Hoosier Southern Railroad | Texas Gonzales Railroad |
Housatonic Railroad | Texas Mexican Railroad |
Hummelstown Railroad | Texas New Mexico Railroad |
Huntsville Railway Company | Texas North Western Railroad |
Huntsville Railway Light & Power | Texas Northeastern Railroad |
Huron & Eastern Railroad | Texas Northern Railroad |
Hutchinson Railroad | Texas Oklahoma Eastern Railroad |
Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad | Texas Pacifico Transportation |
Idaho Northern Railroad | Texas Rock Crusher Railroad |
Illinois & Midland Railroad | Texas Terminal Railway |
illinois Central Railroad | Texas South-Eastern Railroad |
Illinois Western Railroad | Thermal Belt Railroad |
Imperial Beach Railroad | Thomasville & Denton Railroad |
Imperial Valley Railroad | Thomasville Railroad |
Indian Creek Railroad | Three Notch Railroad |
Indian Head Railroad | Tillamook Railroad |
Indiana & Ohio Railroad | Tillman & Jackson Railroad |
Indiana Eastern Railroad | Timber Rock Railroad |
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad | Tishomingo Railroad |
Indiana Harbor Railroad | Titusville Railroad |
Indiana Northeastern Railroad | Toledo Peoria Western Railroad |
Indiana Southern Railroad | Toledo Railroad |
Indiana Southwestern Railroad | Tomahawk Railroad |
Iowa Interstate Railroad | Towanda–Monroeton Railroad |
Iowa Northwestern Railroad | Towner Railroad |
Iowa River Railroad | Trans Kentucky Railroad |
Ishpeming Railroad | Trans Kentucky Transportation Railroad |
Ivyland Railroad | Treasure Island Railroad |
Jackson Railroad | Tri-City & Olympia Railroad |
Jacksonville Railroad | Tri-City Railroad |
Jefferson Warrior Railroad | Trona Railroad |
Joliet & Eastern Railroad | Troy Electric Railroad |
Joliet Railroad | Tulsa–Sapulpa Union Railroad |
Juniata Valley Railroad | Turners Island Railroad |
Kalamazoo Railway Supply Company | Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad |
Kankakee Railroad | Turtle Creek Railroad |
Kansas City Southern Railroad | Twin Cities Railroad |
Kansas Colorado Railroad | Twin Cities Western Railroad |
Kasgro Rail Lines | Tyburn Railroad |
Kaw River Railroad | U S Rail Corporation |
Kendallville Terminal Railroad | Union County Industrial Railroad |
Kentucky & Tennessee Railroad | Union County Railroad |
Keokuk Junction Railroad | Union Freight Train |
Kettle Falls Railroad | Union Pacific |
Key West Railroad | Union Pacific Northwest Train |
Kiamichi Railroad | Union Pacific Railroad |
Kings Bay Railroad | Upper Merion Plymouth Railroad |
Kingsley Railroad | Upper Merion Railroad |
Kingsville Railroad | Upton Railroad |
Kiski Junction Railroad | URail Corporation |
Klamath Northern Railroad | Utah Central Railroad |
Klamath Railroad | Utah Southern Railroad |
Kodiak Railroad | V&S Railroad |
Kosciusko & Southwestern Railroad | Valdosta Railroad |
KWT Railroad | Vandalia Railroad |
Kyle Railroad | Ventura County Railroad |
Lake County Railroad | Vermilion Valley Railroad |
Lake Michigan & Indiana Railroad | Vermont Railroad |
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad | Vero Beach Railroad |
Lake Superior Railroad | Vicksburg Southern Railroad |
Lake Terminal Railroad | Victims Train derailment |
Lakehurst Railroad | Virginia Southern Railroad |
Laketate Railroad | Wabash Central Railroad |
Lakeville Railroad | Waccamaw Coast Lines Railroad |
Lamesa Railroad | Waccamaw Coast Railroad |
Lancaster & Chester Railroad | Wadley Railroad |
Landisville Terminal | Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad |
Lapeer Railroad | Wallowa Union Railroad Authority |
Laurinburg & Southern Railroad | Warren & Trumbull Railroad |
Lehigh Rail Management | Warren & Lines River Railroad |
Lehigh Railroad | Washington & Idaho Railroad |
Lehigh Valley Railroad | Washington County Railroad |
Lemoore Railroad | Washington Gateway Railroad |
Lincoln & Beatrice Railroad | Washington Railroad |
Lincoln Railroad | WCTU Railroad |
LIRR Railroad | Weeksville Railroad |
Litchfield Park Railroad | Wellsboro & Corning Railroad |
Little Rock & Western Railroad | Wesson Railroad |
Livonia Lakeville Railroad | West Tennessee Railroad |
Logansport Eel River Railroad | West Texas & Lubbock Railroad |
Logansporthort-Lines Company | West Virginia Lines |
Los Alamitos Railroad | Western Kentucky Railroad |
Los Angeles Junction Railroad | Western New York Railroad |
Louisiana & Delta Railroad | Western Ohio Lines |
Louisiana & North West Railroad | Western Railroad |
Louisiana Southern Railroad | Western Railway locomotive |
Louisville & Indiana Railroad | Western Rail Switching |
Louisville & Nashville Railway | Weymouth Railroad |
Louisville & Wadley Railroad | Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad |
Louisville Railroad | Wheeling Railroad |
Luxapalila Valley Railroad | Wheeling Railroad |
Luzerne & Susquehanna Railroad | Wichita Railroad |
Luzerne Railroad | Wichita Terminal Association |
Lycoming Valley Railroad | Wildwood Railroad |
M & B Railroad | Willamette & Pacific Railroad |
Madison County Railroad Authority | Willamette Valley Railroad |
Madison Railroad | Willow Grove Railroad |
Mahoning Valley Railroad | Wilmington & Western Railroad |
Maine & Atlantic Railroad | Wilmington Railroad |
Maine Eastern Railroad | Wilmington Terminal Railroad |
Manufacturers Junction Railroad | Winchester & Western Railroad |
Manufacturers Railroad | Winstonouthbound Railroad |
Maryland Amtrak | Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad |
Maryland & Delaware Railroad | Wiregrass Central Railroad |
Maryland Midland Railroad | Wiregrass Railroad |
Massachusetts Central Railroad | Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
Massena Terminal Railroad | Wisconsin Central |
Maumee & Western Railroad | Wisconsin Northern Railroad |
Mayport Railroad Station | Woodlands Railroad |
McCloud Railroad | Worcester Railroad |
McKees Rocks Railroad | Wyoming Colorado Railroad |
McKeesport Connecting Railroad | Yadkin Valley Railroad |
McKeesport Railroad | Yellowstone Valley Railroad |
Meeker Railroad | York Railroad |
Meeker Southern Railroad | Youngstown & Austintown Railroad |
Memphis Lines | Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad |
Memphis Railroad | Youngstown Railroad |
Meridian Railroad | Yreka Western Railroad |
Military Railroads and Asbestos Exposure
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Evidence Required to File for an Asbestos claim may Include:
- Diagnosis– Medical documentation (pathology reports).
- Physician Statement– From a qualified physician regarding Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- Exposure Evidence– Product information, witness affidavits, employment records, invoices.
Recent Mesothelioma Verdicts and Settlements
A Mesothelioma claim is a lawsuit filed on behalf of a victim or surviving family members as a result of hazardous exposure to asbestos.
- $4.6 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Union Insulator that developed malignant Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure.
- $10.2 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a Paper Mill worker suffering from pleural Mesothelioma.
- $4.9 Million Settlement: For a man diagnosed with Pleural Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure in workplace.
- $3.9 Million Settlement: For an Engineer exposed to asbestos on Wyoming jobsites.
- $2.9 Million Settlement: For an Engineer and Shipyard worker exposed to asbestos in Shipyards.
- $1.2 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 76-year-old Carpenter that developed malignant Mesothelioma.
- $1.1 Million Veteran Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Navy Veteran Machinist that developed malignant Mesothelioma at age 71.
- $245,000 Asbestosis Settlement: For a Paper Mill worker suffering from Asbestosis.
- $2.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Union Pipefitter man who died from malignant Mesothelioma.
- $2.6 Million Shipyard Worker Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 72-year old Shipyard worker with Mesothelioma who suffered second hand exposure.
- $1.8 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a carpenter that developed malignant Mesothelioma at age 68.
- $7.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a woman that developed peritoneal Mesothelioma from laundering her husband’s work clothes.
Malignant Mesothelioma has been linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
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Median Survival Rate for Mesothelioma Patients by Stage
Mesothelioma Symptoms Include:
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Cough
- Difficulty Breathing
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Dyspnea
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fluid Build-up in Lungs
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Murmurs
- Irregular Heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Nausea
- Night Sweats
- Orthopnea (Dyspnea When Lying Down)
- Shortness of Breath
- Thickening of Pericardial Layers
Diagnosed With Mesothelioma?
If you or a family member has been diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma you are going to have a lot of questions about living with Mesothelioma and what legal options you have against asbestos manufacturers and asbestos companies for your asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is a seriously deadly disease. According to the American Cancer Society with the average survival time for people with Mesothelioma is 4-18 months.
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Family Member Died From Mesothelioma?
If you have a family member that has died from Mesothelioma cancer you should immediately consult with an experienced Mesothelioma diagnosis lawyer about what compensation may be available to you from asbestos trust funds that total more than 30 billion dollars.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you file your Mesothelioma claim within your states Statute of Limitations.
We have seen many families lose their right to file a lawsuit because their Statute of Limitations had expired while they were grieving. We know it is a tough time to grieve the loss of a loved one, but please do not let your Statute of Limitations expire for filing your Mesothelioma lawsuit. In most states the Statute of Limitations is 2-3 years. Some states have 6 year Statute of Limitations.
Railroad Products and Mesothelioma Damages
Mesothelioma Lawyers: Railroad Products
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