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STRAIGHT TRACK #259
Railroad Offers Free Legal Advice To
Injured Employees
Hoey & Farina received a new brochure that a railroad gives its
employees. The brochure's purported purpose is to answer on duty injury
questions. Nowhere in the glossy brochure does the Railroad tell its
employees the truth: Once you are injured, you are a liability, and
minimizing its liability is "only business" to the railroad.
STRAIGHT TRACK #258
Prepare for the Winter Months: Don't Slip
Up
Now is the time to understand that if you slip and fall at work, the
presence of ice or snow does not by itself establish liability against
the railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA).
STRAIGHT TRACK #257
Record Illinois Verdict for Injured
Railroad Conductor
James Farina is pleased to announce that Hoey & Farina Attorney William
McMahon obtained a record Illinois verdict in the sum of $715,852.42 on
behalf of Conductor/Engineer William Fletcher for shoulder injuries
sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on the
job.
STRAIGHT TRACK #256
Difference In Benefits Between Railroad
Retirement And Social Security
After reading a recent Straight Track article, one of our readers
suggested we share a March 2007, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board news
release concerning the differences in Railroad Retirement and Social
Security Benefits.
STRAIGHT TRACK #255
Off Track Vehicle Accident Protection
Are you aware of the Off Track Vehicle Accident Benefits? Did you know
you may be entitled to monetary benefits up to $1,000.00 per week for
156 weeks under your collective bargaining agreement?
STRAIGHT TRACK #254
Important Railroad Retirement Board
Update
Railroad Retirement Age Reductions
The Railroad Retirement Board, in April 2007, issued a new release
concerning changes to Railroad Retirement Age Reductions.
STRAIGHT TRACK #253
Hoey & Farina: Representing All Seriously
Injured Individuals & Their Families
Hoey & Farina wants you to know that our law firm is dedicated to
representing all seriously injured individuals and their families,
whether the injuries are due to railroad accidents, construction or work
accidents, automobile accidents, medical malpractice or defective
products.
STRAIGHT TRACK #252
Jury's "Not Guilty" Verdict Overturned By
Federal Trial Judge
The extraordinary ruling by the trial judge in overturning a jury
verdict, without the necessity of an appeal, was done because there was
"no plausible basis to sustain the jury's finding" and that the verdict
was "contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence."
STRAIGHT TRACK #251
Engineer Awarded $1,390,000 For
Spinal Injuries Resulting From Locomotive
Vibration
On March 29, 2007, a Louisville, Kentucky jury awarded a locomotive
engineer $1,390,000.00 for spinal injuries resulting from locomotive
vibration. H&F Attorney George Brugess represented Jerry Morgan who
sustained his spinal injuries as a result of years of exposure to
excessive locomotive vibration. The railroad offered only $15,000 to
settle Mr. Morgan's Federal Employers' Liability Act claim before trial.
STRAIGHT TRACK #250
Railroads Wrong Regarding FMLA
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on March 2,
2007, affirmed that,"… the FMLA does not allow carriers to violate
contractual obligations protected by the RLA regarding paid vacation and
personal leave time."
STRAIGHT TRACK #249
What Every New Railroad Employee Should
Know
With a change to crew consists, the new hires are going right from the
classrooms to the field, alone, and they don't have the "old heads"
available to mentor them in the ways of railroading.
If you have any questions regarding a FELA personal injury matter, please
email us or phone our office toll free at (888)
425-1212. Your questions will be promptly answered with no obligation on your part.
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