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Lawyers can't find credible expert to prove link between diesel fumes and bladder cancer, court rules
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A former railroad worker who responded to lawyer advertising to sue BNSF has lost his lawsuit because his lawyers did not secure an expert that a Delaware judge found to be reliable. -
California jury awards $1.63 million in case against BNSF after plaintiff had rejected $50K settlement
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Just weeks after rejecting a $50,000 pre-trial settlement offer from his former employer in a personal injury suit, one-time California maintenance worker David Arizaga walked away on Jan. 10 with a $1.63 million verdict against BNSF Railway Co. -
Washington court rebukes judge for allowing `necessity defense’ in climate trespass
SPOKANE, WASH. (Legal Newsline) – An appeals court in Washington state has reversed a trial judge’s decision to allow an environmental protester to present a “necessity defense” against criminal trespass charges over blockading a coal train he said was contributing to global warming. -
Man lived in Kansas, so kick his asbestos claims out of NYC court, defendants say
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Companies facing lawsuits in New York City’s controversial asbestos court are using U.S. Supreme Court decisions from recent years that prevented plaintiffs lawyers from suing in whatever court they felt like.