FELA Lawsuit

A CSX Transportation employee was seriously injured after a train accident at a Lake Township, Ohio railyard on April 1. The railroad worker was switching railcars on a track in CSX’s Stanley Yard when he was hit by a rolling railcar on the adjacent track. It is unclear at this time whether the worker was […]

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Repetitive motion disorders can be a troubling injury for many railroad workers. A FELA lawsuit was recently filed by a diesel mechanic and former Norfolk Southern Railway employee after he experienced back and spine injuries as a result of his working conditions.
The man, Denny Cambron, claims that Norfolk Southern Railway violated FELA regulations by failing […]

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Matthew K. Rose, the Chief Executive Officer of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, was paid $12.6 million last year. According to a statement the railroad company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, this was a three percent raise over Rose’s compensation for 2006. At that rate, Rose’s direct compensation might not even keep up […]

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A Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) suit was filed this week against the Illinois Central Railroad. Gary Neeble, a former employee, has devoted 31 years of work to the railroad and now claims that repeated exposure to loud sounds and high decibel levels has caused his hearing loss. During his time working for the railroad, […]

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