FELA Claims for Back Injuries Present Many Challenges
A significant percentage of back injuries suffered by railroad workers result from defective equipment, poorly designed procedures and insufficiently enforced safety rules.
A significant percentage of back injuries suffered by railroad workers result from defective equipment, poorly designed procedures and insufficiently enforced safety rules.
Railroad industry deaths dropped from more than 4,300 per year before adoption of the Federal Employers Liability Act in 1908 to 17 during 2018.
One of the best aspects of being a personal injury lawyer is representing hard-working, salt-of-the-earth clients against a big corporations and getting justice through the legal system. Here are some of our most memorable examples: 1. Representing a client who died of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, radiation, and diesel fume exposure, not client’s history of smoking Our…
Every year, for the past 18 years, the owners of the U.S. Railroads congratulate Norfolk Southern Corporation for injuring, maiming, and killing less of its employees than the other major freight carriers.
In 1908, the United States Congress passed the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) as a measure to protect the thousands of railroad workers across the nation from the dangerous work environment filled with potential safety hazards. FELA also provided railroad companies with a uniform liability standard regarding employee safety and working conditions. All railroad companies…