HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania agreed with CSX Transportation, Inc. that a retired train brakeman and conductor’s toxic substances exposure lawsuit filed against the company properly belonged in a Maryland court, as opposed to a Philadelphia one.
The following cases categorized as "230 rent lease & ejectment" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Atlas Land and Building Corp. and Atlas Materials Recycling Corp. against CSX Transportation Inc. on March 13: 'Notice Of Removal From Allegheny County, Case Number Gd20-00287 Copies Attached: Complaint (filing Fee, Including Administrative Fee, $400, Receipt Number 315-5509463), Filed By Csx Transportation Inc.. (attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (sdp)'.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit alleging the railroad companies that a deceased switchman worked for violated the Federal Employers Liability Act and Locomotive Inspection Act by failing to protect the decedent from exposure to toxic substances, has been discontinued by its plaintiffs.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
JOHNSTOWN – CSX Transportation last month dodged a class action lawsuit over a 2017 train derailment in a Bedford County town that prompted an evacuation of hundreds of people that took more than two weeks.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Patricia Sofka against CSX Corp., CSX Transportation Inc. and Timmy Jerome Belcher on Dec. 31.
PITTSBURGH – Keystone Fuels and Conemaugh Fuels have filed an antitrust suit against the four largest railroad companies in the U.S. over claims they engaged in a conspiracy to enforce rail fuel charges to their customers disguised as a "fuel cost recovery program."
PHILADELPHIA – A former chemist for Conrail and CSX Transportation who believed his development of kidney disease, multiple myeloma and pulmonary emboli was the result of his being exposed to harmful substances in the course of his work, has settled with both rail companies.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit alleging the railroad companies that a deceased switchman worked for violated the Federal Employers Liability Act and Locomotive Inspection Act by failing to protect the decedent from exposure to toxic substances, may be transferred for reasons of improper venue.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 27. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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