ASBESTOS UPDATE: Bromley v. Conrail, American Premier Underway

Robert H. Bromley, on Aug. 15, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit against Consolidated Rail Corporation and American Premier Underwriters in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison/St. Clair Record reports.

In his complaint, Mr. Bromley alleges he worked as a…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: D.C. Appeals Court Favors Boyd in Conrail Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, upheld the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which favored Harold F. Boyd in an asbestos case styled Consolidated Rail Corporation, Appellant v. James T. Ray,…

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.…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Ohio Court Affirms Ruling in ConRail Cases

The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County, affirmed the ruling of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, which administratively dismissed the asbestos claims of Jack E. Riedel, Danny R. Six, and Josephine Weldy in litigation involving…