$596,681.41 Jury Verdict for Norfolk Southern Conductor
Conductor requires back surgery after being injured in the Norfolk Southern Lula Yard, Lula, Georgia – $596,681.41 verdict after a 5 day trial. James Hugh Schumpert was working as a conductor for Norfolk Southern Railway Company, transporting a train from Inman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia
$590,000.00 Settlement for Locomotive Engineer who Injured Shoulder
A life-long locomotive engineer sustained a severe shoulder injury when the locomotive engine and train he was operating collided with asphalt-resurfacing construction equipment being operated and owned by a Louisiana Construction Company at a railroad crossing in Gonzales, Louisiana. On the day of this accident,
$325,000.00 Settlement for Knee Injury
A locomotive engineer lost his railroad career after rendering over 30 years of service to his Railroad Company. On the day of the accident, the engineer’s locomotive engine and train collided with a tractor-trailer, which had become hung-up/high-centered on the Bellevue Road “humped” railroad grade crossing
$310,000.00 Settlement for Railroad Worker who Returned to Work after less than a year – Settlement Negotiated Without a Lawsuit
Not every case requires a lawsuit, many of which cost tens of thousands of dollars in expenses and can drag on for years due to delay tactics. When liability is clear and the medical facts are developed quickly, some cases can be fast-tracked for settlement
Railroad Punished After Failing to Allow Employee Back to Work
A recent Federal Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) decision highlights the tactics railroads use against their employees and one possible statutory remedy for those tactics. Jonette Nagra v. National R.R. Passenger Corp., Case No. 2012-FRS-74 (10/29/2013). Amtrak Engineer, Jonette Nagra, sustained a
Offshore Mechanic Injured Near West Africa
Derek Beach, age 32, was working as a mechanic aboard the Robert F. Bauer, a drilling vessel owned and operated by Global Santa Fe Drilling Company. The Bauer was engaged in oil drilling activities in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. Beach