Legal Opinion
Aurand v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided July 18, 2011No. Cause Nos. 3:08-CV-398-PPS, 3:08-CV-480-PPS, 3:08-CV-485-PPSPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PHILIP P. SIMON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs Aurand, Gilliland and Lipp each bring suit against defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, alleging that the railroad’s negligence in operating the railyard where the plaintiffs worked caused each of them to develop a form of cancer from exposure to dangerous chemicals. Plaintiffs Aurand and Lipp developed multiple myeloma. Plaintiff Gilliland developed chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The three plaintiffs are represented by the same counsel, and the same attorneys represent Norfolk Southern…
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- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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