Court of Appeals of Georgia November 21, 2001, A01A1530-A01A1547 (Fulmore v. CSX Transportation, Inc.)

Blackbuen, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves 18 related cases arising from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant CSX Transporta

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tion, Inc. (CSX) in plaintiffs’ (employees) Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) actions based upon plaintiffs’ contraction of asbestosis and other asbestos-related diseases.