The Lyon Firm is investigating new cancer claims linked to past toxic exposure at a rail yard in New Jersey and nationwide. Many railroad staff have been bombarded by an assault of toxic materials and chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Carcinogens like diesel exhaust have been a part of life in many work sites where diesel locomotives pass through each day. Almost any worker who spent years in a rail yard was likely exposed to large amounts of diesel, benzene, and creosote.
Workers and their families have noted in testimony that every day after work, they returned home with the unmistakable odor of diesel on their clothing and person. When a former railroad worker falls ill due to preventable workplace toxic exposure, they may choose to file a personal injury claim and seek compensation. Plaintiffs may be able to hold their former employer accountable and improve their financial situation after an illness or cancer disrupts their lives.
What Can You Recover in a Railroad Cancer Settlement?
Victims of toxic diesel exposure may be able to recover economic and non-economic damages if they have a documented work history at a work site where toxic materials were regularly handled. Our plaintiffs have been able to settle claims and recover the following:
- Lost wages and lost future earnings
- Incurred medical costs and hospital bills
- The costs of future treatments, surgery and rehab
- Long-term disability
- Pain and suffering, and emotional distress
Each workplace injury case is different, and any legal outcome will depend on your particular work situation and specific diagnosis. Our lawyers can assist you in filing a claim and numerate exactly what compensation you deserve.
About Oak Island Yard
Oak Island Yard is a freight rail yard located in the industrial area of Ironbound, Newark, New Jersey. In the past, the huge rail complex handled up to a thousand rail cars every day and includes an engine house, classification yard, auto unloading terminal, and maintenance facilities. The site has ten reception tracks, an automated hump, 30 classification tracks, and nine departure tracks.
The yard was built over a hundred years ago, was expanded several times and is still operating today. Oak Island became part of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) in 1976, and it is jointly owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX. Several lines converge at the Oak Island Yard, including the following:
- The Conrail Lehigh Line which travels to the west passing over the Northeast Corridor to run parallel Raritan Valley Line just west of the Hunter Connection.
- The Passaic and Harsimus Line, running through the yard and heading north to Marion Junction.
- The Chemical Coast, known as the Garden State Secondary line which heads south.
