In a new post to our Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, attorney Rick Shapiro reports on an occupational illness lawsuit in Texas that concluded with jurors awarding the permanently disabled man $940,000. To read more, click over to “Union Pacific Worker Left Disabled by West Nile Infection Contracted on the Job.” EJL
In a new post to our Carolina personal injury law firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog, attorney Rick Shapiro reports on rulings by federal regulators that the Illinois Central Railroad and the Chicago Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad must compensate three employers the rail workers retaliated against for reporting on-the-job injuries To read more, click over to…
When a CSX train hit an all-terrain vehicle passenger near Effingham in Florence County, South Carolina (SC), on July 8, 2012, the woman suffered fatal injuries. The ATV driver also went to the hospital with injuries but is expected to make a full recovery. The railroad crossing at Smallwood Road and Irby Street has no…
OSHA ordered an NS subsidiary to pay a total of $800,000 to three employees after finding the company violated whistleblower protections provided under FELA.
In a new post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, attorney Randy Appleton reports on an accident in which a man making track repairs for Amtrak suffered injuries when a Long Island Railroad train collided with him. To read more, click over to “Amtrak Employee Injured When Hit by Commuter Train in New York…