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LANGRELL v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 5:12CV00084 JLH.

JIMMY S. LANGRELL; JAMES R. BLASENGAME; WILLIAM BURNS; FOSTER HARSHAW, JR.; DAVID K. JACKSON; RONALD J. THOMAS; STEVEN E. TYLER; MICHAEL L. WILSON; and BILLY K. WRIGHT, Plaintiffs, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division.

July 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy S Langrell, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

James R Blasengame, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

William Burns, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

Foster Harshaw, Jr, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

David K Jackson, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

Ronald J Thomas, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

Steven E Tyler, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

Michael L Wilson, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

Billy K Wright, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons , Sammons & Berry, P.C..

Union Pacific Railroad Company, Defendant, represented by Tracy Jonathan Cowan , Hawkins Parnell Thackson & Young LLP — St. Louis, Karen Marie Volkman , Hawkins Parnell Thackson & Young LLP — St. Louis & Kristopher Bruce Knox , Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP — Little Rock.

ORDER

J. LEON HOLMES, District Judge.

The plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., alleging that they were exposed to asbestos while employed by Union Pacific Railroad Company and, as a result, have developed an asbestos-related lung disease. Union Pacific has filed a motion to sever the claims of the individual plaintiffs. Union Pacific argues that the plaintiffs...

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