Train & Railroad Accident Success Stories

$5.2 Million Settlement in Fatal Railroad Yard Accident

We represented the family of a 58-year-old crane operator who was killed in an accident when the top part of a crane collapsed on his cab as he worked at…

$4.25 Million Train Accident Injury Settlement

A look-out man for the railroad lost his leg after his train crashed into the rear of an unlighted train that was stopped on the tracks. $4.25 Million A. v.…

$1.9 Million Settlement for Fatal Railyard Accident

A man working for Northwestern Railroad was crushed and killed by a train car while he was attempting to ensure the cars were properly connected. $1.9 Million C. v. C&NW

$1.6 Million Settlement for Train Derailment Fatality

A young man was killed when the train he was riding on from Chicago to Louisiana derailed. A barge had run into a bridge, damaging the train tracks and making…

$1.44 Million Wrongful Death Judgment

We represented the wife and four surviving children of a 51-year-old torch cutter who was working on a portion of a single-deck rail car when a piece of steel fell…

$350,000 Jury Verdict for Railyard Injury

A 38-year-old coach cleaner was attempting to cross railroad tracks when she was struck by a train moving in reverse. She suffered permanent disability. $350,000 M. v. Northwest ILL.