Fela Claim Amtrak Injury Case Results

Based upon the investigation done by our Illinois train accident attorneys, Peter Higgins Law proved that the Amtrak crew operating the train failed to comply with the cautionary signal lights as it approached the switch; therefore the jury awarded our client $995,000.

When the railroad injury case went to trial, we brought in several co-workers to testify about this practice. Doctors testified about the severity of our client’s injury. The jury awarded a total of $2.4 million in damages, but reduced that amount by 50%, finding that our client was 50% at fault for causing his accident by not looking where he was stepping. This left a net award to our client of $1,200,000.

After our FELA injury lawyers took the deposition of the Plaintiff, his co-workers and his doctors, and proving that the conditions at his work place were not reasonably safe and contributed to cause his injuries, the railroad agreed to a settlement of $85,000 plus payment of all of our client’s medical bills.

The railroad accident lawyers at Peter Higgins Law helped a train attendant get the compensation he deserved after being injured on the Amtrak train steps; read more about this settlement here.

The railroad accident lawyers at Peter Higgins Law represented a railroad engineer who was injured while leaping from a moving freight train; read about the settlement.