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- Car Driver Trying to Beat Utah (UT) Commuter Train Kills Self, Passenger
- Norfolk Southern Required to Pay Multi-Million Dollar Penalty for Accident Releasing Toxic Chlorine Gas
- Teens' Deaths Raise Questions Over Controlling Pedestrian Access to Train Tracks
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- FRA and NTSB Cite Fatigue as Contributing to Railroad Accidents
Posted on 3/11/2010 - Attorney Discusses Legal Tactics Railroad Companies May Take in Court
Posted on 3/9/2010 - Attorney Takes CSX to Task Over Forcing Woman to Crawl Under Trains
Posted on 2/18/2010 - Attorney Discusses Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
Posted on 2/2/2010 - Attorney Examines the Battle between Amtrak and Railroad Worker Unions
Posted on 1/20/2010
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Railroad Injury/FELA
- Railroad Worker Mesothelioma/Cancers: Learn Where the Toxic Asbestos Was and When the Rail Companies Knew It Was a Problem
- CSX, Norfolk Southern, and Other Rail Companies Looking at “Greener” Engines, but Appear to Neglect Health of Rail Workers.
- Here are some results from our railroad injury and FELA cases. After you've reviewed them, give our firm a call at 1-800-752-0042 for a free case analysis.
F.E.L.A. Claims
On the page below you can find links to videos provided by Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton, P.C.. One of the main types of cases we handle at Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton is advise railroad workers about on-duty claims, which occur often in the railroad industry. Because of all of the dangers in the railroad work environment, many work place accidents will unfortunately occur. When you get hurt as a railroad worker, it is important to know your basic rights under the F.E.L.A., Federal Employers’ Liability Act, which provides special protection for railroad workers. This law went into effect over 100 years ago because of the dangers of the railroad work place, and requires the railroad to provide a safe place to work.It is critical for a railroad worker to report his injury when it happens. Sometimes a worker may not be sure how hurt he really is. However, it is important in any railroad injury to tell your railroad supervisor and co-workers about what happened to you. You need to point out what was not safe about the railroad work environment, so that it can be documented. The reason you do this is to protect yourself, so that the railroad lawyers later cannot claim that there was nothing wrong with the equipment or the work methods. The railroad puts pressure on workers not to enforce their rights and not to make injury reports. You have to stick to your guns and know that you are doing this for yourself and your family to protect your economic future in case the injury becomes one causing you to miss a substantial amount of time from work. You cannot be fired for making a F.E.L.A. injury claim.
You should not deal with the railroad claims department after you make your initial report of a railroad on-duty injury. The best thing to do is to contact an experienced F.E.L.A. attorney immediately to know what your rights are and to make sure that everything goes as it should. We have a toll-free number so that railroad workers can contact us from anywhere in the country in the event of an injury. We hope that people will help us to help them in the event that they get hurt during railroad work.
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Case Results
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND THE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS MENTIONED ON THIS WEBSITE, WHILE ACCURATE, DO NOT REPRESENT WHAT WE MAY OBTAIN FOR YOU IN YOUR CASE.
Railroad Injury/FELA
- Shoulder Injury requiring surgery for Locomotive Engineer
- Locomotive Engineer with Shoulder and Knee Injuries
- Railroad Conductor gets back injury due to fall in ballast depression
- Railroad conductor/back injury-surgery/Safety Appliance act Violations
- Locomotive Engine Fire causes Rail Engineer right arm and wrist surgery
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
Awarded: The case was settled at mediation for $700,000.00
FAQs
Railroad Injury/FELA
- What does Statute 51 of the FELA actually mean?
How is the FELA different from, or similar to, workers compensation?
- I was just diagnosed with cancer or mesothelioma. No one ever told me before that it was connected to railroad work I did many years earlier. Can I still bring a railroad injury or disease claim?