ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court Issues Various Rulings in Breedlove Case

The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, issued various rulings in an asbestos case filed by Eva D. Breedlove against CSX Transportation, Inc. and other defendants.

The case, which is part of Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (MDL Docket No. 875)…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Appeal Court Flips Dismissal of Simpkins Action

The Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, reversed the ruling of the Circuit Court of Madison County, which dismissed Cynthia Simpkins’ asbestos case filed against CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc.

The matter was remanded for further proceedings.

The case is styled…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: CSX Transportation Seeks Renewal of Harron Case

CSX Transportation Inc. will call for the reversal of District Judge Frederick Stamp’s cancellation of their asbestos-related fraud conspiracy trial against radiologist Ray Harron of Bridgeport, W.Va., and the law firm of Robert Peirce, Esq., The West Virginia Record reports.

The…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Peirce Clients Encouraged to See Pulmonologists

Circuit Judge Arthur Recht of Wheeling, W.Va., on Sept. 14, 2009, ruled that every client of Robert Peirce, Esq., who intends to pursue an asbestos case against CSX Transportation Inc. in West Virginia, must consult with a pulmonologist, not a…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: CSX’s Summary Judgment Bid Denied in Breedlove

The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, denied CSX Transportation Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in an asbestos case filed by William Breedlove.

The case is styled William Breedlove, Plaintiff v. CSX Transp. Corp., Defendant.

District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno entered…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: 4 Workers’ FELA Action Filed May 29 in Ill.

Four former railroad workers (Gerald Abbott, Thomas Wright, Ronald Franklin, and Carl Cory), on May 29, 2009, filed an asbestos-related Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) lawsuit against five defendants corporations in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison St.…