JAMES M. TRUHETT; CONNIE TRUHETT; DAVID T. SHIPMAN; DANIEL L. SIMS; GEORGE W. THOMAS; BENNY R. TAYLOR; WILLIE J. STEPHENS; MAJOR V. NELSON; and THOMAS M. FLEMMING, Plaintiffs,
v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant.
United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 25, 2012.
July 25, 2012.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James M Truhett, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
Connie Truhett, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
David T Shipman, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
Daniel L Sims, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
George W Thomas, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
Benny R Taylor, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
Willie J Stephens, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
Major V Nelson, Plaintiff, represented by John Kirkland Sammons, Sammons & Berry, P.C..
Thomas M Flemming, 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.
United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division.
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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