(Source: NewStaar Media, April 4, 2012)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In a ruling last week, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled against CSX Transportation and in favor of the family of Annette Simpkins of Granite City, Illinois. Simpkins died of asbestos-related cancer after her husband reportedly brought the toxic dust home on his clothing from the railroad. Much like second hand smoke cases, the ruling opens the door for a host of law suits against CSX and other companies in which workers routinely worked in asbestos environments.
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