$5.75 Million Settlement Negotiated in Railroad Crossing Burn Death
A lifelong railroad conductor sustained fatal third degree burns covering nearly 100% of his body in a fiery explosion when the freight train he was working aboard collided with a gasoline tanker truck hauling over 8,000 gallons of petroleum at a railroad crossing in Chalmette,
$4 Million Settlement Negotiated with Offshore Oil Company in Burn Death after Explosion
A 40 year old chief engineer aboard an offshore diving vessel suffered terrible third degree burn injuries when the diving support vessel he was aboard exploded in the Gulf of Mexico during a pipeline abandonment project. The engineer survived the explosion and was air-lifted to Our
$3.75 Million Settlement for Signalman who Sustained Amputation Below the Knee
Special recognition to Lead Counsel, Bob Tramuto of the Jones Granger Firm in Houston, Texas for selecting our firm as Co-counsel. This civil action arose under the provisions of the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq., which is the exclusive remedy
$1.905 Million Combined Jury Verdict for Conductor and Brakeman
William Peacock and Lester Cribbs were working as the brakeman and conductor on a freight train traveling from Waycross, Georgia. Just north of Homerville, Georgia, the train struck a tractor/trailer log truck that was attempting to cross the tracks. The tractor made it across the
$1.538 Million Federal Jury Verdict in Railroad Switching Collision
At the time of his career ending injury, the Plaintiff, Glenn R. Belle, age 43, was a locomotive engineer employed by the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. Mr. Belle had worked for the New Orleans Public Belt for over 10 years. On the date of
$1.525 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by Electric Shock
This complex federal litigation required our law firm to institute civil actions against five corporations when our client, a freight conductor, sustained an electrical shock while attempting to throw a railroad switch. The lawsuit was brought against our client’s railroad employer, the railroad employer’s parent
$1.515 Million Jury Verdict for Railroad Bridge Helper
Special Acknowledgement to Attorney Richard Shapiro from Norfolk, Virginia for associating our firm as Co-counsel. This was civil action brought by Plaintiff Cory Roberts, pursuant to the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (“FELA”) seeking compensatory recovery for his career-ending lower leg injury he suffered while
$1.5 Million Joint FELA/FRSA Whistleblower Settlement
Special acknowledgement to John Kujawski of Kujawski Marcus, L.L.C, from O’Fallon, Illinois who associated our firm as Co-counsel. This civil action arose under the provisions of the Federal Employer’s Liability Act [“FELA”], 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. Under FELA, the railroad has a non-delegable duty