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.
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FELA Results
$15.56 Million
FELA workplace injury occurred when a 6,000lb spool of wire rolled onto a worker
$15 Million
Railroad Overhead Electrician suffered a trimalleolar fracture accessing tracks under a bridge. Railroad Negligence due to training employees to use dilapidated steps covered in ice and snow to perform task at hand.
$15 Million
Septa employee assigned to move several 10,000 lb spools of copper trolley wire using a forklift, one of which fell onto the plaintiff, causing severe injuries.
$7 Million
Railroad Conductor assaulted by passenger. Railroad Negligent due failure to dispatch assistance quickly enough and support employees on these runs.
$7 Million
Railroad Overhead Electrician suffered herniations of lumbar spine. Railroad Negligence as the worker was suspended upside down in a manhole to perform the task.
$4 Million
Railroad Mecahnic savagely beaten by a trespasser who followed worker into railyard. Negligent security in that the facility was not secured by patrols.
$3.2 Million
Railroad Mechanic injured performing regular inspection on Locomotives. Railroad Negligence in the design and operation of grab irons. CRPS
$2 Million
Railroad Carpenter injured repairing a bridge. Railroad negligence based on the safety planning and implementation of plan. Lighting and PPE not sufficient for work. Torn rotator cuff. Two failed repairs.
$1.9 Million
Railroad Overhead Electrician suffered herniations of lumbar spine. Railroad Negligence as the worker was suspended upside down in a manhole to perform the task.
$1.8 Million
FELA case - slip and fall on ice accumulation.
$1.8 Million
FELA - electrocution case
$1.61 Million
FELA workplace injury where a conductor was shocked after touching an station platform rail that was not grounded
$1.1 Million
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