RESULTS: $375,000 (confidential terms) COURT: A Circuit Court (confidential) DATE: September 2022 ATTORNEY: Richard N. Shapiro STAFF: Paula S. WHAT HAPPENED: Our railroad worker client was 63 years old when he was diagnosed with a blood cancer. He had retired from work as a railroad machinist and railroad hostler and had worked for…
RESULTS: $400,000 (confidential terms) COURT: Court location confidential DATE: Fall, 2022 ATTORNEYS: Richard N. Shapiro STAFF: Paula S. WHAT HAPPENED: Our client was a 57-year-old railroad worker who was a foreman at a railroad yard. There was a particular piece of equipment (confidential) that was not working correctly and which had been written up…
What Happened A CSX locomotive engineer suffered physical and brain injuries when debris from an engine valve that exploded without warning hit him in the head. He received emergency medical treatment for a massive contusion and later went back to the doctor complaining of headaches, mental confusion, difficulty remembering details and problems with performing normal…
What Happened Our Virginia railroad injury client was working as an engineer in a locomotive for a passenger train when a crash with a dump truck at a grade-level track crossing left her with serious injuries to one of her knees and her lower back. Those injuries later forced her to take a medical retirement….
What Happened Our railroad injury client was moving a train when several cars derailed. The shockwave knocked him off balance, and he struck his head and shoulder on the metal corner of a panel. While the train crew member did not report any disabling pain immediately following the derailment, he did apparently lose consciousness. His…