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My partner, Richard Shapiro, posted an entire legal brief discussing how important the Safety Appliance Act regulations are to a railroad worker injury case, especially if the case involves a loose or broken handhold or ladder, a problem with the braking system that causes a sudden stoppage or a defect in a wheel handbrake.
He highlights these issues and many others:
When a railroad worker suffers an injury due to any insufficient condition or defect on a train car, or due to faulty brake parts and systems, and that problem leads to railroad worker injury, it constitutes a regulatory violation that creates strict or absolute liability on a railroad employer, leaving the main issue for a jury or judge being full and fair compensation.
To read the entire article on our website library titled "Impact of Safety Appliance Act Regulations on Railroad Worker Injury Cases Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA)" click here.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have handled hundreds of Federal Employers' Liability Act claims for railroad workers hurt or made ill while doing their rail jobs. We also have represented many people injured in train accidents. Please take a few moments to review our railroad injury case results. Our primary offices are in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness.
Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008, and have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.
In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill. Our attorneys have even been included in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009.
We would like to send you one of our free reports about railroad injury and FELA cases, including Dos & Don'ts When Injured at a Railroad: Your FELA Rights and What Railroad Claim Agents Agents Won't Tell You (But You Must Know).
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