Andrew L. Hughes

Attorney Andrew Hughes has over 17 years of experience in the fields of railroad, trucking and toxic torts. He has litigated and tried cases against the Midwest’s top toxic tort and transportation attorneys. Andrew focuses his drive on helping workers suffering from diseases such as cancer and leukemia following long term exposures to diesel exhaust. Andrew founded Chicago-based Hughes Law Offices LLC dba Diesel Injury Law. His firm fights for workers sickened by diesel exhaust while working in all occupations where prolonged exposure to diesel exhaust occurs, including the railroad, trucking, construction, mining, firefighting and maritime industries. Diesel exposed workers are often exposed to other toxins such as welding fumes, silica, asbestos, creosote and products that contain benzene. Diesel Injury Law takes all those exposures into account when consulting with experts and determining the causes of the illness at hand.

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

J.D. (2000) | Law

1997 - 2000

Honors: Dean's List Pro Bono Student Service Award

Miami University of Ohio

B.A. (1995) | English - Creative Writing

1991 - 1995

Principal

Hughes Law Offices LLC

2016 - Current

Attorney

MacCabe & McGuire

2007 - 2016

Attorney

Fletcher & Sippel

2002 - 2006

Attorney

Harrington Thompson Acker & Harrington

2000 - 2001

State Bar of Illinois  # 6273477

Member

Current

Illinois

Since 2000

Missouri

Since 2001

Federal Circuit

Since 2001

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Asbestos & Mesothelioma

• Toxic Tort/Diesel Exposures
• Railroad/FELA Litigation

Q. My Dad worked for the railroad and now has lung cancer. He worked around diesel exhaust. Can he sue the railroad?

15 April 2016

A: Yes - if he was exposed to diesel exhaust at work he may very well have a case. Diesel Exhaust is now considered a carcinogen by the World Health Organization. He would need to bring his action under the Federal Employers Liability Act. If he rode on locomotives, the Locomotive Inspection Act and Code of Federal Regulations will come into play as well. These are complicated toxic tort claims however, so make sure that you retain counsel who is very familiar with both FELA law and toxic tort litigation. Multiple experts will need to be retained in order to prove up a claim like this. Best of luck to you.