Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton
All We Do is Injury Law
After you've had a chance to review this page, please take a moment to review our in-depth library articles on railroad injuries and FELA claims and take a moment to look at the case results we obtained for railroad injury/FELA clients.
Our law firm also publishes information on a site dedicated exclusively to railroad accident and FELA law. We are committed to railroad workers and this includes a charitable commitment: we donate a percentage of every railroad worker injury case settlement to a worthy charity called the Fallen Brother Fund-which provides monetary assistance to the family of any railroader killed on the job
Click on the icon to donate or go to www.yardlimits.com.
Our firm has also been proud to help families harmed by railroad companies' neglect and wrongdoing at grade crossings in Virginia, and beyond. If your loved one, father, mother,son, daughter, husband,or wife has been killed in a car or truck hit by a train, you should talk to us to hold the railroad responsible for bad corporate decisions to skimp on safety for motorists crossing the tracks.
Often, our investigation shows that the business which owns the rail right of way fails to clear the brush or sight obstructions to avoid collisions and the serious damage they cause. Many times the signs are not kept up, the train whistles are not used as required or the surface of the road poses a danger. Tragically, when pedestrians die on the tracks it is frequently a child who does not fully realize the risks of a train trestle or rail yard and the company has done nothing to try and prevent a disaster while knowing kids and others often walk the tracks.
Rail crossings are a huge safety problem in the city and out in the country, on private drives and public crossings, when used hourly by big freight carriers and traversed only daily by short line railways. If a serious injury happens, call us at 1-800-752-0042 to see if we can help explain your rights and try to get a maximum recovery for you from the at-fault parties and their insurance companies.
Our clients who work for the railroad and got hurt on the job have been injured in, or lived in, nearly every railroad community in Virginia including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Newport News, Crewe, Richmond, Petersburg, Roanoke, Clifton, Forge, Covington, Charlottesville, Front Royal and Lynchburg. We regularly help railroaders and persons hurt in accidents involving trains in Washington, D.C. and throughout West Virginia in communities like Wheeling, Beckley, Bluefield, Huntington, Hinton, and Charleston. Our railroad attorneys specialize in lawsuits against Amtrak, Norfolk Southern (NS), and CSXT.
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).
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free initial confidential injury case consultations, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call.
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Awarded: $8.6 Million
Awarded: $1.5 million
Awarded: The Jacksonville, Florida State Court jury returned a $978,000.00 verdict in favor of TA against the railroad.
Awarded: Several days before court-ordered mediation, the parties arrived at a settlement of $950,000.00.
Awarded: The case was settled for $900,000