FELA (Trains & Mass Transit) Team

FELA (Trains & Mass Transit) Team

McEldrew Purtell’s FELA team is dedicated to investigating the facts surrounding train derailments, railroad crossing accidents, and other transportation accidents.

With over 30 years of experience and a practice founded on FELA cases, our Team can assist with a wide variety of wrongful death and catastrophic injury lawsuits for railroad workers and train passengers. We work immediately to engage the appropriate experts, preserve the scene of the event, and to identify all potential defendants. The goal of the entire team is to protect our clients’ interests and maximize outcomes.

Referral Program

Whether through joint representation or straight referral, McEldrew Purtell is your trusted partner in serving your client from start to finish.

FELA Results

$15.6 Million

Verdict for railroad electrician pinned by spool of wire.

$15 million

Court room settlement

$4.7 Million

Settlement for railroad conductor who suffered electrical shock.

$2.5 Million

$2.5 million for a track worker struck by an oncoming train and immediately killed.

$2.2 Million

For a railroad worker case involving cervical fusion.

$2 Million

Settlement on behalf of a coach cleaner who sustained electrical burns when the safety catch failed to properly secure the pantograph on top of an MU (Multiple Unit – a type of self-propelled train carriage).

$2 Million

FELA settlement

$1.836 Million

Jury verdict for a SEPTA employee who fell on black ice because a SEPTA sub-contractor failed to properly remove the snow and ice.

$1.825 Million

Settlement for a SEPTA conductor that suffered permanent injuries from an electric shock while assisting a passenger.

$1.8 Million

Verdict for railroader who suffered a broken ankle.

$1.6 Million

Verdict on behalf of SEPTA conductor who sustained life-changing injuries from electric shock on the job.

$1.6 Million

FELA verdict

$1.25 Million

For an injured track worker who fell into an excavation ditch.

$1.2 Million

Jury verdict on behalf of an employee who developed kidney disease as a result of long-term exposure to solvent products.

$1.1 Million

Settlement for a SEPTA mechanic struck by a falling airport ladder.