ASBESTOS UPDATE: Tex. Court Denies Kansas City Southern’s Motion

The Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th District), denied Kansas City Southern Railway Company’s (relator) petition for writ of mandamus in an asbestos-related action.

Judges Frost, Jamison, and McCally entered judgment in Case No. 14-11-00336-CV on April 28, 2011.

On April…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Suit v. Kansas City Southern Filed in Texas

Ebb Williams, Jr., on March 27, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against Kansas City Southern Railway Co. in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Mr. Williams, who worked as a locomotive engineer for the Company from 1974…