Massachusetts Railyard Accident Litigation & MA FELA Jury Award

The Northeastern United States is a region where many people depend upon rail service to get them between Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Everyday, passenger and freight trains travel along the tracks of this busy corridor in all kinds of weather. While ridership is up, there is a downside to this business.

To keep the railways humming, many railroad companies and their supervisors take shortcuts, putting on time performance over worker safety. When safety precautions are ignored, the resulting railroad accident can be horrendous. And the railroad injury, if the worker even survives, can be devastating and costly.

Why you need the help of an experienced FELA attorney in Massachusetts

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.

Nevertheless, railroad companies still find ways to avoid paying injured workers the compensation they need and deserve. With the help of their battery of lawyers, they shift some or all of the blame for the accident onto injured workers. This leaves the injured worker, or surviving family members, in the difficult position of having to fight against powerful, wealthy railroad companies to ensure they receive just compensation for their losses.

Your legal resource for FELA in Massachusetts

With over 45 years experience assisting clients throughout the Northeastern U.S., the law firm of Cahill & Perry P.C. has FELA attorneys in Massachusetts who fully understand railroad laws and know how to fight against them.

Our FELA lawyers in Massachusetts are passionate and dedicated to fighting on behalf of injured railroad workers, and in the event of wrongful death, their surviving family members. Our railroad attorneys treat every case as if it is going to trial, and have a track record of obtaining fair and just compensation for our clients.

Let our Massachusetts railroad lawyers help you

If you are a railroad worker in the Northeast who fell victim to a rail yard injury, do not wait to consult a Massachusetts railroad attorney or a law firm knowledgeable about filing FELA claims. Your railroad attorney must launch your FELA claim or lawsuit within three-years of your accident. Do not even answer questions about your railroad accident in MA until you discuss your case with a railroad lawyer.

Contact us today!

If you are an injured railroad worker in the Northeast, please give our Massachusetts FELA attorneys a call at 800-654-7245 for a free confidential consultation. Also, feel free to contact us through our online web form and one of our Massachusetts FELA lawyers will respond within 24 hours.

noteworthy Cases

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$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).

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