FELA Lawsuit

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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According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the number of train
accidents across America, including collisions and derailments, increased 33
percent from 1994 to 2005, totaling 3,325 in 2005. However, according to a
recent audit conducted by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector
General, the Federal Government investigates only 13 percent of the most
serious railroad crossing collisions. In contrast, the […]

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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:

Examination of […]

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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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