FELA Lawsuit

At approximately 3:35a.m. on December 13, 2007, a Norfolk Southern coal train crashed into an intermodal train at a junction east of Abilene in Charlotte County, Virginia. Two locomotives pulling the coal train derailed in the accident and ended up on their sides. The train’s crew, the engineer and conductor, were injured in the crash. […]

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The Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, which ran from Eugene and Coquille, Oregon, closed in September for safety reasons. The closure has adversely affected at least four major employers that rely on the railroad to ship lumber, wood chips, and steel. Three of nine tunnels on the 120 mile short line railroad “need immediate repairs,” […]

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Eldwin Garrett is citing the Federal Employers Liability Act in a lawsuit against his employer, BNSF Railway Co. FELA was designed to protect the rights of railroad workers injured while working on for railroad companies. While installing an end-of-train device, Garrett suffered injuries cited in the lawsuit.
Garrett claims that BNSF Railway Co. was negligent and failed […]

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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. is being sued by James Smart after his sustained injuries to his knee while attempting to get off of a train. He cites the Federal Employers’ Liability Act in his claim.
FELA was deisgned to place the responsibility of railroad workers’ safety in the hands of their employers. Employer negligence […]

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