How a FELA lawyer in New York can help you

To give railroad workers the right to recover damages for work-related injuries, Congress passed the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) in 1908. The FELA is designed to give railroads economic incentives to protect the health and safety of workers.

The FELA is a specialized type of compensation system for railroad workers injured on the job. FELA awards are decided by juries, and often exceed what is customary for state-run workers’ compensation. But under the FELA, the amount of damages is affected by comparative negligence, which means the percentage of negligence on the part of the employer versus the percentage of negligence by the worker.

Railroads will always look for ways to blame their workers for accidents in order to avoid paying them the full amount of their deserved compensation. This means injured workers or their surviving family members have to fight against powerful, wealthy railroad companies in order to gain their fair financial compensation.

Obtaining Fair and Just New York FELA Damages

Over the past three decades, our law firm has successfully represented many injured railroad workers who were not only put at risk on the job, but also disciplined or blamed for causing their own accidents.

For example, Metro-North Railroad blamed our client for causing an electrical explosion that resulted in severe burns. But we ultimately forced that New York-based rail company to admit that their negligence caused the accident and pay a $1.1 million cash FELA settlement.

The following are other noteworthy FELA awards and New York FELA lawsuits we obtained for our clients:

• An $8 million settlement for a contractor working at Penn Station in New York City whose leg was crushed by a runaway crane
• $1.4 million jury verdict for a Metro-North foreman whose back was injured while attempting to open a defective gate in Harmon Yard
• A $4.3 million FELA wrongful death jury verdict (reduced to $3.2 million for contributory negligence) for Diane Ard, Executrix for Estate of Robert J. Ard Jr. v. Metro-North Railroad
• A $1.45 million Connecticut state law personal injury jury verdict for a contractor injured when an Amtrak train entered his work site without warning
• A $5.5 million FELA settlement for wrongful death on behalf of Michelle Pieger, Administratrix for the Estate of Jeffrey Michael Pieger v. Metro-North Railroad Company

Contact a New York FELA lawyer today!

If you need to consult a FELA lawyer in New York, please give us a call at 800-576-0515 for a free confidential consultation. Also feel free to contact us through our online web form and a New York FELA attorney will respond within 24 hours.

Verdicts:

• $10.8 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Conductor wrongful death case. (Avery v. Metro-North RR).
• $8 Million settlement for an Amtrak Trackman who sustained a crushed leg. (Cevasco v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.).
• $7 Million settlement for a Metro-North Foreman whose legs were amputated. (Renert v. Metro-North RR).
• $5.8 Million settlement for an Amtrak Conductor who sustained a head injury. (Fitzpatrick v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.).
• $5.5 Million settlement for a Metro-North Machinist wrongful death case. (Pieger v. Metro-North RR).
• $4.3 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Conductor wrongful death case. (Ard v. Metro-North RR)
• $2.57 Million Verdict for an Amtrak Conductor who sustained a back injury. (Pace v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.).
• $2.5 Million Settlement for a Metro-North employee who sustained a serious head injury.
• Settled for a Confidential Sum for a Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company Trackman wrongful death case. (Macaulay v. Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company.)
• $6.250 Million Verdict in 2023 which was later reduced to $2.1 Million for a Metro-North Structural Welder/Ironworker who sustained head and neck injuries and has returned to work. (Torres v. Metro-North RR).
• $2 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Lineman who sustained an electrical burn (Curly v. Metro-North RR).
• $2 Million Settlement in 2020 for a Providence & Worcester Railroad Company Conductor who sustained a serious head injury and returned to work for another RR as an Engineer. (Scarpa v. Providence & Worcester Railroad Company.)
• $2 Million Settlement for a Metro-North Conductor who sustained a fractured leg.
• Settled for a Confidential Sum in 2019 an Amtrak Lineman involving an electrocution causing a permanent occupational disability. (Anderson v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.).
• $1.85 Million Verdict for an Amtrak Ticket Agent who was assaulted. (Schneider v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.)
• Compensatory and punitive damages Verdicts and subsequently settled for $1.8 Million in 2023 for a Metro-North Conductor who suffered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. (Moran v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority).
• $1.69 Million Settlement for an Amtrak Supervisor who was shot by an employee. (Cornelius v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.)
• $1.65 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Lineman who sustained foot and ankle injuries. (Keating v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.65 Million Verdict for a Metro-North TA Employee who sustained an Open Tibia Fracture to his left leg. (Rivera v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.54 Million Verdict for an Amtrak General Foreman who sustained a herniated disc in his lower back. (Brady v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation).
• $1.45 Million Verdict for a Construction Worker who sustained a left hip injury. (Quintiliani v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation).
• $1.42 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Machinist who sustained a fractured rib and a herniated disc. (Hall v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.4 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Mechanical Gang Foreman who sustained burns from an explosion of steam on an engine. (Berry v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.4 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Carpenter Foreman who sustained a back injury. (Kendall v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.3 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Signal Trainee Maintainer who sustained a back injury from a slip and fall. (Moran v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.2 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Signal Maintainer who sustained a back injury and post-concussion syndrome. (Manes v. Metro-North RR).
• $1.2 Million Verdict for a Metro-North Trackman who sustained crushed legs. (Murillo v. Metro-North RR).
• $1 Million Settlement for a Metro-North Trackman who sustained burns from pot welding and subsequently returned to work. (Burke v. Metro-North RR).