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Ex-rail maintenance worker says his permanent hip and back injuries were the fault of his employers
PHILADELPHIA – A former maintenance worker with Norfolk Southern Railway and Conrail claims his severe hip and back injuries were the result of his former companies violating the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). -
Train repairman's hip and spinal injuries the result of former employers violating FELA, he says
PHILADELPHIA – A former locomotive repairman for a number of railway companies for more than 30 years claims his permanent injuries are the result of those same companies violating the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). -
Former trackman, welder claims rail companies did not abide by FELA
PHILADELPHIA – An Indiana plaintiff alleges Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) and CSX Transportation, Inc. have violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), by not providing him with a safe work environment over the course of a near 40-year career. -
Signalman's fatal colon cancer due to employers exposing him to toxic substances, suit alleges
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a former signalman for both Conrail and Amtrak says those companies violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by exposing him to toxic substances and causing him to contract a fatal case of colon cancer. -
Former railway chemist says toxic substance exposure caused his kidney cancer and lung blood clots
PHILADELPHIA – A former chemist for Conrail and CSX Transportation believes his development of kidney disease, multiple myeloma and pulmonary emboli are the result of his being exposed to harmful substances in the course of his work. -
Former trackman and machine operator says his bladder cancer a result of Conrail exposing him to toxic substances
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-train trackman and machine operator from New York says Conrail disregarded the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by exposing him to toxic substances over the course of his work tenure, and later causing him to contract bladder cancer. -
Former railroad conductor and brakeman alleges his kidney cancer was caused by toxic substance exposure
PHILADELPHIA – A former train conductor and brakeman of 36 years claims a trio of rail companies violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by neglecting to provide him a safe workplace, and allegedly causing him to contract kidney cancer through exposure to toxic substances. -
Lackawanna court rules Norfolk Southern cannot be successor-in-interest for asbestos claim
SCRANTON – The Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County entered a summary judgment on March 24, ruling that Norfolk Southern Railway Co. cannot be subject to liability as a successor in interest to another company in an asbestos lawsuit. -
Superior Court upholds decision in favor of Conrail in case of foreman who suffered heart attack
PHILADELPHIA — The state Superior Court earlier this year affirmed a lower court’s decision in a lawsuit in which a former Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) employee claimed negligence by the company after he suffered a heart attack on the job. -
Conrail and CSX claim they didn't violate FELA in case of injured former machinist and trackman
PHILADELPHIA – Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) and CSX Transportation, Inc. have categorically denied the claims of a New York man and former employee who alleged they violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), by not providing him with a safe work environment over the course of a near four-decade-long career. -
Conrail denies violating FELA in former machinist's personal injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) assert the company did not forgo its responsibilities under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and did provide a plaintiff with a safe work environment over the course of his 39-year career, despite his allegations to the contrary. -
Retired railroad worker loses appeal alleging negligence by Norfolk Southern, Consolidated Rail
PHILADELPHIA — A lifelong railroad worker won’t be able to hold his employer liable for what he claimed were unsafe working conditions that led to long-term injuries. -
Railway worker says Conrail failed to provide timely medical attention, retaliated for complaint
PHILADELPHIA — An railway worker is suing Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), a company headquartered in Philadelphia, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries, liability, negligence and retaliation. -
Conrail employee alleges two on-the-job injuries in lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man and Conrail employee recently began legal action against a prominent rail transportation entity, claiming its negligence led to him being severely injured in a pair of train-related accidents. -
Federal judge dismisses fraud, breach of contract action against Growmark
A rail company’s case of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract against an agricultural cooperative was dismissed by a federal judge on June 29 -
Conrail employee files personal injury claim over work-related trauma
An Ohio man who has worked for the Consolidated Rail Corporation since the mid 1970s has filed suit against the company, alleging years of hard labor led him to develop various physical injuries. -
Conrail hit with personal injury claim from former employee
A former Conrail employee who alleges his years of employment led to a long list of physical injuries is suing the corporate entity.