The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) is a federal law that provides an avenue for railroad workers and their families to pursue financial compensation in the event they are injured...
Northwestern Medicine has started a new clinical program aimed at treating late-stage lung cancer patients with a double lung transplant. The program, dubbed DREAM (Double lung Replacement And Multidisciplinary Care),...
The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) allows an injured worker to bring a claim if the railroad’s negligence played any part in causing an injury. This is true even if...
If you are a retired railroad worker, you were probably exposed to asbestos. For decades, just about every U.S. railroad used asbestos products of some kind. From brake shoes, to...
When a Norfolk Southern train derailed on Thursday, it was the third such derailment on that railroad in the last month. Any time a rail car or locomotive leaves the...
Spoliation of evidence is a serious legal issue that can have severe consequences for parties to litigation. Spoliation occurs when one party destroys or withholds evidence that is relevant to...