4 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Court case · U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska · October 22, 2020
Butler v. Union Pacific R. Co. (2020)
The district court denied Union Pacific's motion for summary judgment, holding that Butler's 2011 asbestosis release did not bar his FELA claim for colorectal cancer, so Butler prevailed on the motion. Under FELA § 5…
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Exposure sites · Nebraska
Nebraska Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage
…grain went to the mills and cereal plants, while the Union Pacific hauled all of it and public power districts (Nebraska is the only state served entirely by public power) kept the plants running. The boilers…
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Court case · Nebraska Supreme Court · June 26, 1981
Osteen v. AC & S., Inc. (1981)
…as an insulator from 1941 until weeks before he died in March 1977 of peritoneal mesothelioma, an abdominal cancer caused by asbestos. He worked for many employers through his union hall, and his widow, Connie Osteen…
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State law · Nebraska
Nebraska Mesothelioma Lawyer: Asbestos Claims, Deadlines & Compensation
…asbestos exposure happen? The asbestos trusts' lists hold 705 Nebraska entries across 89 communities. The Union Pacific shops in Omaha and the Bailey Yard at North Platte, the world's largest railroad classification yard, are among…