The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) was enacted in 1908 to protect railroad workers injured on the job. Unlike standard workers’ compensation laws, FELA requires workers to prove that their employer’s negligence contributed to their injury. Compensation under FELA covers medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. Railroad work is inherently dangerous,…
The answer is yes—Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp represents railroad injury clients in states other than Virginia. Even though lawyers are licensed state by state, we have expertise in railroad law. We’ve handled hundreds of railroad cases under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and handled major derailment cases for passengers or other people harmed in…
Working around a railroad is dangerous. Railroad workers face the risk of suffering serious life-altering injuries every day. Moreover, when exposed to toxic fumes or even invisible asbestos fibers day in and day out, workers can contract lung cancer or asbestos-induced mesothelioma. Our railroad injury lawyers have a strong track record of successfully representing hundreds…
If you’ve been injured in a derailment, do you have a claim against the railroad under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)? The answer to that question is yes. Derailments offer a specific or special set of circumstances that usually support a case against the railroad. In these cases, a FELA lawyer will have to…
One of the most common questions clients ask our FELA lawyers is if a railroad worker contracts lung cancer and is a cigarette smoker, does that kill the potential railroad claim? More and more railroad workers around the nation are coming up with lung and other cancers. And they’re wondering whether it’s caused by asbestos,…