4 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
-
Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · July 30, 2015
Smith v. Illinois Central R. Co. (2015)
…harmless where the plaintiff's case relied on dust from the neighboring UNARCO plant. Causation; FELA Railroad Claims; Trial Procedure and Discovery Worksites: Unarco (Union Asbestos & Rubber Company) Bloomington plant; Bloomington rail yard; Bloomington rail yard…
-
Court case · Tennessee Court of Appeals · May 16, 2014 · in the opinion
Blackmon v. Illinois Central Railroad Company (2014)
…or compromise of a FELA claim, and what constitutes an impermissible exemption from FELA liability; these unanswered questions have led to a divergence in federal courts. Daniels v. Union Pacific R.R. Co., 388 Ill. App…
-
Court case · Alabama Court of Civil Appeals · September 24, 1999 · in the opinion
Wilkerson v. Burlington Northern RR Company (1999)
…retired. Wilkerson was medically tested for asbestos-related health risks in 1984, after he had attended a special union meeting during which he was advised of the health risks associated with asbestos exposure. In March 1985…
-
Court case · Mississippi Supreme Court · February 15, 2018 · in the opinion
Illinois Central Railroad Company v. Oakes EX rel. Hagan (2018)
…holding. "To further \[the Federal Employers' Liability Act's\] humanitarian purposes, Congress did away with several common-law tort defenses that had effectively barred recovery by injured workers." \[Consolidated Rail Corporation v.\] Gottshall, 512 U.S…