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7/14/2011
Randy Appleton
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Formaldehyde in Diesel Fumes From Train Engine Exhausts Recognized as a Cause of Cancer

Federal health officials in June 2011 declared formaldehyde to be a known carcinogen. This seeming formality is actually of great interest to the attorneys with our Virginia personal injury law firm because many of our clients are former railroad workers who developed cancer after spending years or decades breathing in formaldehyde, which is one of the dozens of potentially harmful chemicals in diesel fumes. A large majority of locomotive engines burn diesel, meaning that all engineers, brakemen, trackmen and conductors who spend time on trains or in rail yards face some risk of developing the nose, throat and blood cancers now recognized as being caused by exposure to formaldehyde.

My FELA plaintiff's attorney colleague Rick Shapiro has written more about formaldehyde as a cause of cancer on the YardLimits Forum for current and retired railroaders. Rick includes a link to more in-depth information on that site, as well.


EJL



Category: Railroad Injury/FELA



About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have handled hundreds of Federal Employers' Liability Act claims for railroad workers hurt or made ill while doing their rail jobs. We also have represented many people injured in train accidents. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results. Our primary offices are in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008, and have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.

In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join
Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms
. Our firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill. Our attorneys have even been included in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009.

We would like to send you one of our free reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including Dos & Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad: Your FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Agents Won't Tell You (But You Must Know).

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free initial confidential injury case consultations, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call.

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