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Don't be fooled into thinking the railroad claims agent is looking out for you after a railroad accident or with regard to a disease claim like asbestosis or mesothelioma cancer. This page is focused on providing relevant information regarding railroad injuries/diseases and FELA law to you. Also check out our free consumer reports for railroad workers and view our videos on railroad law issues.

If you are reading this, you may have been hurt, or your spouse may have been killed or injured by a railroad's negligence.  We want to be a resource and help you in your time of need, and this includes not only accidents, but with regard to occupational disease claims, including railroad asbestos claims and mesothelioma and cancer claims.  Our attorneys are available 24 hours a day, if you were hurt in a train wreck or railroad work accident.  

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,asbestos, mesothelioma, and rail worker accident injury video library, and results of railroad injury/FELA cases our firm has handled
Our law firm also hosts a site dedicated exclusively to railroad accident and FELA law

If you're curious to know what types of cases we've handled, our lawyers are seasoned in these, and many other facets of railroad injury law: 

Railroad worker injuries

Railroad crossing crashes

Occupational disorders
Diseases such as lung, hearing or repetitive stress injuries
Asbestos and mesothelioma
Train/railroad derailments and wrecks
Amtrak passenger train injuries
Railroad toxic chemical spills
Wrongful death

It has been our privilege to represent trainmen, brakeman/conductors, engineers, carmen, signalmen, machinists, maintenance-of-way-workers, victims of railroad derailments and crossing collisions, as well as their families and friends on railroad cases or even injury cases unrelated to the rail industry. As a result of our efforts, our firm is well known to thousands of railroad workers throughout the eastern region of the United States.

Our railroad accident law firm has collected and indexed over 1,000 depositions in railroad and similar injury cases, hundreds of specific research files, as well as numerous railroad manuals and videos relating specifically to railroad safety and injury issues.  Our attorneys have handled railroad injury litigation in nearly every eastern state in the USA. We've also written two in-depth, special reports on
FELA rights for railroad workers and the secrets employed by railroad claim agents.

Richard N. Shapiro, one of our attorneys, is the co-author of “Railroad Health & Safety- A Litigator’s Guide,” one of leading treatises on railroad injury law, found in the nation’s law libraries (72 Am. Jur. Trials 1) and Richard has been named to the "Best Lawyers In America" 2010 publication (Railroad Law). Also, Rick and John Cooper have both served as officers and the Chairs of the American Association for Justice Railroad Section, a group of some of the nation’s best FELA and railroad crossing accident attorneys.  Randy Appleton has over 25 years of railroad injury litigation experience, including trials in numerous states. 

Our staff includes attorneys that have been selected by the BLET and by the TCU/TCIU as designated legal counsel, and our lawyer's are well known authorities in the field of railroad FELA and railroad crossing law.  

We have a
team of investigators who provide valuable assistance in our clients' 
railroad injury, derailment and crossing cases. They bring years of rail experience to the table. All of our investigators were previously employed in the railroad industry, and as a result, they know how to find crucial information and key witnesses in a railroad cases. Our legal investigators worked for decades as conductors and engineers in Norfolk Southern (NS) CSXT, so they are able to relate with our railroad clients and understand the specialized workings of the rail industry. 

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 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, we hope you 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.
 

 



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About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm which focuses exclusively on injury and accident law. We have a proven track record in the court room, and you can review our case results to see for yourself. Our attorneys have deep roots in Virginia and handle cases throughout the commonwealth. Our office is based in Virginia Beach, 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 were included among the "Best Lawyers in America" 2010 Edition, named Virginia "Super Lawyers" For Personal Injury Law  (2009 Ed., less than 5% of lawyers are chosen), and selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2009). In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical, 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.

We provide FREE injury case consultations, so call us toll free at 1-800-752-0042. We also offer FREE special reports along with editing the Virginia Beach Injuryboard and Norfolk Injuryboard as a public information service. Our injury attorneys also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube and a Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog


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