FELA Lawsuit

Illinois Central Railroad is facing a Federal Employer’s Liability Act lawsuit after a former employee claims he suffered injuries to his wrist and shoulder.
Donald Grammer, who has worked as a brakeman and switchman for a variety of railroads since 1964, claims to have suffered injuries as a result of repetitive occupational trauma.
Grammer claims to have suffered excessive trauma to his wrists […]

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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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The Tennessee Court of Appeals agreed with a $5 million judgment awarded to a railroad worker by a circuit court recently, ruling against an appeal by CSX Transportation which claimed that the statute of limitations had expired, that the judge’s charge was questionable, and that the plaintiff’s lawyer made an inappropriate closing statement.
Thurston Hensley, a […]

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G. David Colbert, an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad Co., has filed suit in Jefferson County against the company, alleging that it was responsible for repetitive trauma injuries he suffered on the job. Colbert, who worked as a conductor and brakeman, alleges that Union Pacific failed to meet federal and industry safety standards, such […]

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Two CSX Railroad employees were sent to the hospital with serious injuries after a train collision and derailment on January 5, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The train wreck occurred when a CSX train headed for the Avon rail yard hit 112 cars head-on after they were accidentally released.
The accident occurred behind the home of nearby […]

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