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Asbestos read more

Asbestos is a mineral that may cause many diseases, including cancer. It was used on the railroad in insulation materials during the steam and into the diesel era.


Welding Fume Parkinsonism read more

Welding fume Parkinsonism is a syndrome that resembles Parkinsons disease and has been reported in long-term welders and boiler makers; especially those welding in confined spaces


COPD read more

Workers who spent many years in industrial plants with significant exposure to fumes, dusts and vapors Have a higher incidence of chronic lung diseases such as COPD, adult-onset asthma, and the like.



VIOXX (Rofecoxib)read more

On September 30, 2004, Merck voluntarily withdrew VIOXX from the market following a review by an independent panel that found that taking VIOXX for more than 18 months doubled the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.




Difibrillator Recall read more

Made to save lives, the FDA recently recalled certain types of defibrillators that may malfunction, injuring and killing patients.

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When a railroad employee is injured on the job, it can often be a serious or career-ending event. The Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”) is a special law that was passed by Congress almost 100 years ago to hold the railroad industry to account for the “limbs and lives that it consumes in its operation every day.” Although working conditions are far improved, there is no question that railroading is still a dangerous occupation.

If you developed any asbestos-related cancer or another asbestos-related disease after you worked with or near asbestos as a contract worker, you need to contact our lawyers at Roven-Kaplan, LLP.


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Asbestos
A strong and incombustible fiber widely used in the past for fireproofing and insulation. The small, buoyant fibers are easily inhaled or swallowed, causing a number of serious diseases including: asbestosis, a chronic disease of the lungs that makes breathing more and more difficult; cancer; and mesothelioma, a cancer (specific to asbestos exposure) of the membranes that line the chest and abdomen.

Chrysotile asbestos is the most commonly known type in the Serpentine group and it was the most widely used commercially. Chrysotile asbestos is classified as a sheet silicate, which means it forms flat sheets of long, thin fibers. Chrysotile is more easily woven into cloth than other types of asbestos.


Asbestos is a carcinogen (a substance that causes cancer)

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