Virginia FELA lawyer Rick Shapiro spoke at the American Association for Justice convention on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Rick spoke about occupational carcinogens such as diesel exhaust fumes. Rick kno
ws a thing or two about this area of law since he recently obtained an $8.6 million jury verdict for a railroad worker who lost his life to lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, radioactive scrap, and diesel exhaust fumes while working for CSX.
The AAJ Annual Convention is held over a five-day period and features education programs for plaintiff lawyers with a national focus on major personal injury issues, including railroad worker diseases from exposure to asbestos, diesel fumes, and so forth.
Check out Rick at the AAJ.