The Lyon Firm aims to find answers for injured plaintiffs, and to ultimately reach a fair settlement that will secure the financial future of our clients and their families. Rightful compensation is necessary after many hard years of service at America’s railroad companies, and we believe these companies have a duty to pay what is owed.
Our legal team has the experience, resources, and dedication to take on complex and emotional railroad cancer cases. We have twenty years of experience helping our clients obtain justice after working hard for most of their lives.
Contact Joe Lyon, an experienced Ohio Toxic Exposure Lawyer with proven success in representing individuals in a variety of complex civil litigation matters.
What Can I Expect in a Railroad Cancer Case?
Each claim is unique, and your final settlement package will depend on several factors, including where you worked, the duration of employment, and what job you had at a rail yard. Our past clients have been able to recover the following damages:
- Lost Wages: plaintiffs can file a claim for lost past wages as well as lost future earnings when they are not physically capable of returning to their job. New job training costs and long-term disability may also be considered.
- Medical Costs: all hospitals visits, treatments, medications, therapy, rehab and anything else that cannot be covered by insurance may be recovered.
- Non-material damages: pain and suffering, emotional distress, wrongful death, and punitive damages can be sought in some cases.
Our legal team relies on industry experts that may be able to draw a connection from your past employment to a cancer diagnosis. If the science and evidence exist, we will file your claim. There are many factors that determine the size and viability of your injury claim, including the duration of your alleged toxic exposure. There is no doubt that many who worked at Ohio Conrail rail yards were exposed to diesel exhaust and other carcinogens. But we must prove that an individual had a position that put him or her at risk.
About Stanley Yard
Stanley Yard is located to the east of Walbridge, Ohio, and south Toledo. The yard, last operated by CSX, was first opened at the turn of the century when Toledo was an up and coming industrial transportation hub. In 1968, Stanley Yard came under PennCentral control, then in 1976, Conrail assumed operation of the yard. In 1999, CSX acquired Stanley Yard with its purchase of 40 percent of Conrail.
During 2018, both the hump track and the bowl track at Stanley Yard were removed and much of the remaining business moved through nearby Walbridge Yard.
Conrail, otherwise known as the Consolidated Rail Corp., was born in the early 1970s, and operated in Ohio until the company’s assets and rail yards were split between Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX Corporation. CSX and NS split most of the Conrail assets, though Conrail still operates around 1,200 miles of track on behalf of CSX and NS, simply serving as a switching and terminal railroad.
