Longtime switchman had dominant hand crushed between railroad cars during switching. Employee was alone and there were no other witnesses. Railroad spent a substantial amount of money on expert witnesses and claimed accident was employee’s fault. Railroad also claimed employee could work as a...
We represented approximately 30 passengers and train crew who suffered varying injuries when a passenger train derailed due to defective track. As of this point, all but one of those claims have been resolved.
Two trains approach each other on main line track. Train 2 disregards stop signals and collides with the middle of train 1, without braking, at 50 mph. Engineer of train 1 is surrounded by wreckage but suffers no physical injury. Claim settled out of service for substantial confidential amount...
We represented approximately 30 passengers and train crew who suffered varying injuries when a passenger train derailed due to defective track. As of this point, all but one of those claims have been resolved.
Two trains approach each other on main line track. Train 2 disregards stop signals and collides with the middle of train 1, without braking, at 50 mph. Engineer of train 1 is surrounded by wreckage but suffers no physical injury. Claim settled out of service for substantial confidential amount for...
Work train loses control during a mountain pass descent and derails at 60 MPH, resulting in serious injuries to conductor. The train was based in Alaska, but the accident happened in Canada. We successfully pursued this claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in Alaska, and obtained a...