BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. For over 175 years, the company and its predecessors have played an enormous role in the U.S. economy and growth. But BNSF’s legacy also includes decades of exposing its own workers and entire communities to asbestos, and the legal battles over its liability
The USS Fred T. Berry (DD/DDE-858) was a Gearing-class destroyer that served throughout the Korean War, Cold War era, and Vietnam conflict. The ship is remembered for having participated in combat operations, NATO exercises, and antisubmarine warfare development, but service exposed crew members to dangerous asbestos-containing materials that were integrated throughout its construction. As a
Two sisters pursuing justice following their father’s mesothelioma death won a preliminary victory after a Louisiana federal court denied Avondale Shipyard’s attempt to exclude key witnesses from their wrongful death action. The court ruled that the shipyard had failed to provide sufficient grounds for blocking testimony from physicians who’d treated their father. Mesothelioma Victim’s Family
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is well known as one of the nation’s largest tire manufacturers, but few people know that Goodyear produced numerous products that were tainted with asbestos. Workers at Goodyear facilities, as well as those who purchased their products and individuals employed in industries that used Goodyear goods, all faced the
The USS Rupertus (DD-851) was a Gearing-class destroyer that served the United States Navy with distinction from 1946 until 1973. While the vessel saw extensive combat action during the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the greatest danger to those who served on her decks may have come from the asbestos-containing materials found throughout its structure, exposing
Despite objections by mesothelioma victim Gael Garon, a federal court has granted Illinois Central Railroad’s motion compelling her to submit blood for whole genome sequencing. The order allows the railroad to pursue a controversial defense theory that genetic mutations—rather than secondary asbestos exposure from her father’s contaminated work clothes—caused her fatal cancer.
When you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestos lung cancer, and you hope to get justice from the companies that exposed you to asbestos, you need to convince a jury that your accusations are true. While your medical records and work history form the foundation of your case, expert witnesses often provide the crucial testimony
The Carrier Corporation is known for having introduced the world’s first air conditioning systems in the early twentieth century. Unfortunately, the company’s manufacturing operations, processes, and products exposed thousands of its own employees and tradespeople to asbestos-containing materials throughout decades of production. This resulted in workers developing mesothelioma and other fatal diseases long after their
Cassiar, British Columbia’s history as a former asbestos mining town has resulted in former residents developing mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers. More than three decades after the mine closed, it has become one of Canada’s most heartbreaking examples of how widespread asbestos exposure can devastate a population.
Located in Newport, Rhode Island, Naval Station Newport holds a place of distinction in U.S. Navy history. The base has operated since 1881 and is one of the service’s oldest and most vital training centers. Over the years, as it evolved from a small training facility into what the Navy now calls its “Center of