At the AAJ Annual Convention in San Francisco in August of 2009, the FELA Litigation Group held its first annual meeting. The American Association for Justice, formerly The American Trial Lawyers Association, is the largest plaintiff’s bar group in the country, comprised of thousands of lawyers who represent consumers and regular people in injury and wrongful death cases against insurance companies and corporations.
A father and his 3-year-old son were enjoying the day walking near some train tracks. In an instant, everything changed. The young boy was hit by a freight train and killed, according to the Missoulian. This situation is similar to an accident in Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh which involved a 15-year-old boy who was riding his…
Jeffrey Klein and Brett Birdwell, two young boys, had their lives forever changed by the negligent actions of Amtrak and Norfolk Southern. The boys were out one day and decided to venture onto rail property owned by Amtrak and Norfolk Southern. Neither was prepared for the lethal shock that was inflicted by catenary lines (overhead…
An employee of the Union Pacific Railroad Co is seeking damages over $1 million under the Federal Employee Liability Act (FELA) after falling over a broken telephone wire on the ground causing injury. According to the plaintiff, Phillip Roberts, the Union Pacific Railroad Co failed to provide him a safe work environment, as well as…
A High Point, North Carolina, man has died as the result of a train-car collision according to the Greensboro News & Record. The accident took place around 3:40 in the morning on Wednesday, June 10. High Point Police reported that the man, Danneil Davis, backed his vehicle onto the tracks that evening, which was then…