Almost 10 years after a CSX railroad conductor died in a remote part of Florida as he worked for the railroad, the Florida Supreme Court has agreed to take up a lawsuit about CSX Transportation’s duty to provide medical assistance. The widow of the deceased train worker, Larry Sells, appealed to the FL Supreme Court after the First District Court […]
Florida Supreme Court Takes FELA Case Involving Railroad Worker Death
Two Hurt in Train Crossing Crash in Iowa
Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries in Nashua, Iowa on March 2 when a train hit a tractor trailer at a train crossing. Nashua IA police stated that after the crash, the truck driver and train conductor were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Police stated that they thought that the truck driver did not see the train as […]
FRA Seeks Comments on Train Horn Rules
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is inviting comments about its controversial train horn rules that are 11 years old. Current rules mandate that locomotives blast their horn when approaching a railroad crossing for safety purposes. Several members of Congress from Colorado, including several representatives in the House and both US senators, applauded the FRA’s move and urged residents of the […]
Railroad Tries to Dismiss Employee Lawsuit
Norfolk Southern Railway Company has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it, alleging that a former employee has falsified a workplace injury. The former railroad worker filed his workplace injury lawsuit in September 2015, but Norfolk states that the federal court in which it was filed lacks subject matter jurisdiction. The man claims that he was working for […]
CSX Moves to Vacate Settlement With Injured Worker
CSX alleges that a former railroad worker failed to sign and return a settlement agreement, thus the railroad is seeking to strike the settlement and dismiss the complaint entirely. On Dec. 23, Judge Mary Doherty in Philadelphia moved to dismiss a case brought by Mark Christopher from Union KY, against CSX Transportation based in Richmond VA. The judge’s dismissal is […]
OH Driver Sues CSX for Railroad Crossing Accident Injuries
A man from Conneaut OH who suffered serious injuries when his pickup truck was hit by a CSX Railway train in 2014 has sued the railroad in Lake County OH Common Pleas Court. The man filed the personal injury lawsuit in late January and will be heard by Judge John O’Donnell. The driver alleges that CSX was negligent and this […]
New York Railroad Must Face Workplace Injury Lawsuit, Judge Rules
A New York federal judge in Long Island ruled last week that the Long Island Railroad Company must face a negligence lawsuit due to poor medical advice it allegedly provided to an employee who hurt his back on the job. The judge ruled that there is enough evidence to possibly hold the railroad liable for his injuries. US District Judge […]
No Plans to Improve Deadly, Louisiana Railroad Crossing
A New Iberia, Louisiana railroad crossing where five people have died in the last few years is very close to a busy highway intersection, which causes traffic back ups that can trap cars on the tracks, according to safety experts. However, Louisiana transportation officials have said that the deadly railroad crossing is not going to be improved in the near […]
Railroad Worker Wins Lawsuit for Job Injuries
A former railroad car inspector in Philadelphia PA whose workplace injuries forced an early retirement won a $597,000 verdict by a jury. The former railroad worker had to end his employment after 38 years with CSX Transportation in June 2013 because of various shoulder and knee injuries that resulted from having to handle heavy objects in unusual positions for years. […]
Worker Sues Railroad For Injuries on the Job
A man from Benton IL has sued his former railroad company, claiming that he suffered disabling injuries when he fell down a hole while on the job as a railroad conductor. The man filed the railroad lawsuit Jan. 8 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. The suit alleges that […]