While they may seem innocuous, railroad crossings are very dangerous — whether they are located at a busy downtown intersection like in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), or at a remote country lane in Norcross, Georgia (GA). It was in Norcross where a couple who was just trying to cross the rail to grab a bite to eat…
There are various steps a FELA lawyer must take to establish a mesothelioma claim against a railroad.
A dangerous intersection in Norfolk, Virginia (VA) pits motorists against trains. In the second light rail accident in a week at Second Street and Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), a van collided with a train. The driver did not see The Tide train coming and tried to make a right turn across the tracks….
A railroad worker from Thayer, Missouri (MO), was recently awarded a $2.3 million dollar settlement after suing the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. Thomas Joe Carney was injured in August 2005 while working as a railroad engineer. He was operating a train when it ran over rough track on roadbed that, Carney claimed, had experienced a…
In one of two recent large whistleblower decisions in favor of injured railroad employees, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Norfolk Southern to pay a total of $122,199 to a worker who was repeatedly hurt while doing maintenance on tracks owned by the company. According to an August 12, 2011, report on…