FELA Attorney is available to assist injured railroad workers in filing their FELA claims & lawsuits and in all phases of Railroad Injury Litigation & in FELA Lawsuits. Talk to a Railroad Injury Attorney with 23+ years of personal injury & wrongful death litigation experience, licensed in Texas & New York. If you or a loved one have been injured or a loved one killed while working for the railroad, then talk to a lawyer at 1-800-883-9858 or Click Online for a Free Confidential Consultation

FELA Injury Claims & Lawsuits

Working for the railroad is hard work and with it often comes serious injures and deaths due to the nature of the job, and the special risks & dangers associated with railroad employment. If you are work for the railroad and have been injured on the job, then you may file a FELA Claim. FELA states for Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) first enacted in 1908. The FELA was enacted to (1) assure railroad employees a safe work place and (2) provide such railroad employees and their families the right to recover workman’s / worker’s compensation if railroad worker is injured or killed in a railroad accident. Call us if you have been injured while working for the railroad as an engineer, maintenance of way worker, brakeman, fireman, switchman, welder, maintenance worker, mechanic, conductor, signalman, yardmaster, or other railroad job, then you may be entitled to file a FELA Claim for legal compensation and damages for your Railroad / FELA injuries.

Record Railroad Crossing Verdict in Texas Railroad Crossing Case

A judgment was awarded in a Ft. Bend County, Texas courtroom (outside of Houston), against the Southern Pacific Transportation company and others as a result a single car - train collision which cost the life of one girl and left the other passenger seriously brain damaged.

The court also found actual and punitive damages / exemplary damages against the railroad. This crossing case involved a passenger vehicle that was broadsided by a 142 car, 3 engine train, in which it alleged and ultimately proved to the court was speeding and did NOT sound the horn or bells on the train until the moment of impact. The trial attorney David P. Willis of Houston was contacted by local attorney to represent the family of the severely injured child. On a sad note, during this 3 week trial another driver of another car was also killed at the same intersection. Southern Pacific Transportation Company up until then, had refused to put signals and gates at this crossing. Unfortunately it took a big verdict and yet another death before the proper safety equipment was installed. Read more about this case at Texas Railroad Verdict

The Willis Law Firm represents injured railroad workers and their families in FELA injury and death cases against the railroad companies and victims in crossing accident cases. Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858, if you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed. Call us if we can help.

FELA Explained

1. What is F.E.L.A.?

The Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) was enacted by Congress in 1908 to provide benefits for railroad workers who sustain injuries in the scope of their employment. Unlike State Worker's Compensation laws which provide benefits on a no-fault basis, FELA. is based on the principles of fault. To recover damages in this type of claim, the injured railroad worker must establish that the railroad caused or in some way, contributed to the accident. The monetary awards by a Judge or Jury in a FELA claim or lawsuit to which an injured railroad worker or family may be entitled to receive under FELA, are not capped.

2. What requirements must be established for a F.E.L.A. case?

The three basic requirements that must be established under the FELA in order for a injured railroad worker to recover damages under the Federal Employer's Liability Act:

• The accident must have occurred in the course and scope of the worker's employment with the railroad. The Act does not require that the accident happen on railroad property, as long as the injury occurs in the furtherance of the worker's employment.
• The railroad must be engaged in interstate commerce between two (2) or more states. As a result of several court decisions on this issue, almost all of the duties of railroad workers are interpreted as being in furtherance of interstate commerce, thus satisfying this requirement.
• The railroad must have caused or in some way contributed to the injuries sustained by the worker.

3. What types of monetary damages are recoverable in F.E.L.A. cases?

• Past and future medical and hospital expenses;
• Past and future lost earnings.
• Past and future pain and mental suffering;& 
• Past and future disability;

There are additional FELA death benefits which are recoverable when an railroad accident results in the railroad worker's death.

4. What is the time limitation or statute of limitations for the filing of a F.E.L.A. Lawsuit / FELA Claim?

Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) case must be filed in court within three (3) years of the date of accident. In the case of repetitive stress injuries and occupational diseases, the three (3) year statute of limitations begins to run when the injured railroad worker knew, or reasonably should know, that they may have a work-related injury?

FELA Lawyer – Talk to a Railroad Injury Attorney

We represent Railroad Workers in FELA cases against the railroad companies. If we can help, please call us. FREE CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTATION at 1-800-883-9858 or 1-800-468-4878 (Toll Free)