FELA Lawsuit

A Massachusetts man who worked for the Providence & Worcester Railroad Co. has sued his employer for injuries suffered three years ago when he was struck in the face with a hammer, according to a report filed recently by Biz Journals.  The man, Dennis Madore, has filed his lawsuit under the protection of FELA.
 
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Welcome to the Williams Kherkher FELA blog.  Our FELA lawyers are building this blog so that you can stay up-to-date on all the happenings that surround this complicated law, as unfortunately, railroad workers are injured quite often.  Specifically, this blog will be updated regularly, and many of the posts will contain the following information:

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FELA is a wide-ranging federal statute that stands for Federal Employers’ Liability Act.  It was passed in 1908 in reaction to the rash of injuries and deaths that were occurring among those who were working on railroads.  Congress decided to pass sweeping legislation that offered a uniform way to enforce workers’ rights when employers were […]

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In the world of law, there is often much confusion regarding the analysis of certain laws and deciding which body of laws is most relevant to a certain situation.  That’s very true when one considers the confusion that surrounds the analysis of FELA vs. workers’ compensation laws.  The FELA lawyers at Williams Kherkher would like […]

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In a story run in the Madison Record in
Illinois on May 30 of this year, reporter Ann Knef detailed a claim filed by railroad worker Russell R. Baucum against his employer, Union Pacific.  In the complaint, Baucum claims that he sustained several severe and permanent injuries while repairing railroad tracks in December of 2006.  […]

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