What Happened While working as a railroad brakeman/conductor in the southeastern United States, our client suffered a career-ending back injury after stepping into a depression in the gravel that formed the rail bed. He was performing a physical and visual inspection of the air brakes on his milelong train when he lost his footing and…
What Happened Our railroad injury client was operating an Amtrak locomotive when he suffered serious back and knee injuries in a derailment as his passenger train approached Lake City, South Carolina. The engineer was also later diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury. Our investigation revealed that the train derailed because an earlier accident involving…
What Happened Our Virginia railroad injury client was working for Amtrak as a train attendant in Richmond, VA, when she slipped and fell on an icy walkway. She badly injured her knee and was eventually forced to take a job outside of the railroad injury. The fall happened while our client was on duty. She…
What Happened Our national railroad injury client was forced to take an early disability retirement after he hurt his back while responding to an emergency at a train station. Although the extent of the damage was not immediately apparent, chronic pain and limited flexibility soon forced him to give up a promising career with Amtrak….
What Happened We resolved a transportation railroad worker’s lung cancer and diesel exhaust cancer claim arising from his employment with a railroad. Many railroads are hiding the truth about the railroad work environment (including the crew cabs of diesel engines, and other workplaces laden with asbestos) by insisting on confidentiality clauses in settlements entered with our…