Day 3 Sick workers win payments after long battles From the 23rd floor of the tallest downtown office building, attorneys F. Tucker Burge and James H. Wettermark in 1989 launched a high-stakes legal battle against a railroad giant. A timeline shows three decades of warnings, exposure and lawsuits Day 4 Potentially harmful chemicals are abundant About 10 million Americans are exposed to chemical solvents in the workplace, despite a growing body of evidence that they can cause illnesses such as liver failure, neurological damage and even cancer. Send questions and comments to The Webmaster . The people and the problem. The debate over the diagnosis of toxic encephalopathy.
Railroad workers battle their employers in U.S. courtrooms.
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