If you’ve been injured in a derailment, do you have a claim against the railroad under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)? The answer to that question is yes. Derailments offer a specific or special set of circumstances that usually support a case against the railroad. In these cases, a FELA lawyer will have to…
One of the most common questions clients ask our FELA lawyers is if a railroad worker contracts lung cancer and is a cigarette smoker, does that kill the potential railroad claim? More and more railroad workers around the nation are coming up with lung and other cancers. And they’re wondering whether it’s caused by asbestos,…
Railroad workers are protected by a very plaintiff-friendly law called the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). One of the provisions under that act, or the way that courts have interpreted it, is the requirement that railroads provide employees with adequate equipment and assistance in lifting or moving equipment. Our FELA lawyers have many clients who…
Our railroad injury lawyers have been handling cases for injured railroad employees for more than 35 years. Railroad workers are protected by a law called the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), a special act set up to protect railroad workers. Under this law, if an employee is hurt while he or she is working for…
Our FELA lawyers are often asked by injured railroad workers if their case will be impacted because they didn’t file an accident report right away. Do they still have the right to sue under federal law or to hire a lawyer? The answer is yes. The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) does not require them…