What Happened Our railroad injury client was working as a locomotive engineer for a freight railroad when he injured his shoulder while moving an extremely heavy metal panel on the outside of a train car. That injury, which was later diagnosed as a torn ligament called the glenoid labrum, was exacerbated by a later crash…
What Happened Our Virginia personal injury client was driving in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), when a public school bus totaled his pickup truck. Findings from police investigators indicated that the bus driver failed to yield right of way at a four-way intersection controlled by yield signs. Further evidence suggested that the bus driver may have been…
What Happened Our railroad occupational disease law firm client worked for a major freight rail company from 1965 to 2002. His job as a brakeman and conductor required him to spend most of his time at work inside the cabs of diesel locomotives. Exposure to diesel fumes, especially in small spaces, is associated with the…
What Happened Our Virginia railroad injury law firm client suffered a concussion and lower back injuries from a crash in a Portsmouth, VA, shipping container yard. She was working as a conductor trainee for CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) at the time of collision, riding on the side of a slow-moving rail car. The force of…
What Happened Our Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) case client had worked as a railroad conductor for more than 30 years when he developed debilitating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His doctors told him that decades spent in the cabs of diesel-powered locomotives and breathing in diesel fumes damaged his lungs. Following this…