By Rick Shapiro, Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer

Our firm recently wrote an article about the terrible diseases associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos. One of the worst diseases is mesothelioma cancer. Sadly, railroad workers who have spent their entire careers with Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX, Conrail, etc. are now struggling with mesothelioma and other terrible diseases. Many of these rail employees were never warned about the risks associated with asbestos and the railroads knew about the dangers of asbestos exposure for decades, but opted for profits over the safety of their workers.

If you’d like to learn more about asbestos-induced cancers and mesothelioma, please check out the article here.

About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is an injury law firm with a long history of representing hundreds of railroad workers in FELA/ railroad injury cases. Check out our railroad injury case results to see for yourself. Our offices are in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC). Our lawyers hold licenses in VA, NC, SC, WV, KY and DC and have handled railroad injury and FELA cases throughout the eastern U.S.  We would like to send you one of our FREE reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including Do’s and Don’ts When Injured at a Railroad – The Railroad Worker’s FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Won’t Tell You (But You Must Know). We are ready to talk to you by phone right now—we provide free initial confidential injury case consultations, so call us toll free at 1-800-752-0042 before giving any statement or talking to a railroad claims agent. Our injury attorneys also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube . Furthermore, our lawyers proudly moderate the Yardlimits Railroad Community Forum and donate to the Fallen Brother Fund.