Diesel Engines Put All Railroad Employees at Risk for Cancer, Other Diseases
Veteran and retired engineers, conductors and machinists are most in danger, but younger workers cannot avoid dirty exhaust from trucks, forklifts and cranes.
Veteran and retired engineers, conductors and machinists are most in danger, but younger workers cannot avoid dirty exhaust from trucks, forklifts and cranes.
The person who files a FELA claim can request compensation and monetary damages for past and future medical expenses, past and future lost wages, physical pain and suffering, mental and emotional suffering, loss of earning capacity, and permanent partial or full disability.
Our Virginia-based railroad injury and occupational illness law firm has noticed trends and patterns in claims brought under the provision of the Federal Employers Liability Act and other railroad worker safety laws.
Strong precedents exist to affirm that a FELA claimant has no duty to produce the results of safety tests that were never conducted.
An employee can greatly improve their chances of succeeding with a FELA claim by seeking medical care, filing an official report and taking other actions.