Illinois Court: Railway Owed No Duty To Asbestos Facility Employees

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A railroad had no duty to remove unloaded boxcars in a way that prevented the movement of accumulated asbestos fibers at an asbestos plant or to warn facility employees prior to unloading the boxcars, an Illinois appeals court held Jan. 20 (In re: the Estate of Robert Compton, deceased, Margaret Compton v. Pneumo Abex Corp., et al., James Smith, et al. v. Pneumo Abex Corp., et al., John Monical, et al. Full story on lexis.com