The answer is yes—Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp represents railroad injury clients in states other than Virginia. Even though lawyers are licensed state by state, we have expertise in railroad law. We’ve handled hundreds of railroad cases under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and handled major derailment cases for passengers or other people harmed in…
Working around a railroad is dangerous. Railroad workers face the risk of suffering serious life-altering injuries every day. Moreover, when exposed to toxic fumes or even invisible asbestos fibers day in and day out, workers can contract lung cancer or asbestos-induced mesothelioma. Our railroad injury lawyers have a strong track record of successfully representing hundreds…
If you’ve been injured in a derailment, do you have a claim against the railroad under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)? The answer to that question is yes. Derailments offer a specific or special set of circumstances that usually support a case against the railroad. In these cases, a FELA lawyer will have to…
One of the most common questions clients ask our FELA lawyers is if a railroad worker contracts lung cancer and is a cigarette smoker, does that kill the potential railroad claim? More and more railroad workers around the nation are coming up with lung and other cancers. And they’re wondering whether it’s caused by asbestos,…
Railroad workers are protected by a very plaintiff-friendly law called the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). One of the provisions under that act, or the way that courts have interpreted it, is the requirement that railroads provide employees with adequate equipment and assistance in lifting or moving equipment. Our FELA lawyers have many clients who…