Train and Railroad Related Accidents

In the past 100 years we have seen a large decrease in the amount of train travel and transportation available in the United States. This is mainly due to the automobile and airline boom. However, hundreds of people die each year due to train and railroad related accidents. Thousands of derailments, collisions, and accidents happen each year as well and with more railroad passenger services available, the threat becomes bigger and bigger.

Worker and Passenger Related Issues

The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) allows workers of railroad employers to receive compensation through lawsuits for any medical expenses needed due to working with or near trains or railroads, pain and suffering as a result of injuries, or any kind of permanent impairment or injury. Evidence must show, however, that railroad employers violated federal regulations or were somehow involved with the suffering of the victim.

For railway passengers, there are also numerous risks. Perhaps the greatest is the chance that a train will de-rail and crash. In these instances, people can be flung about the train compartment and can suffer from a wide variety of serious and life-threatening injuries.

Some of the most unfortunately common causes of railroad accidents include:

• Equipment Malfunction
• Human Error
• Faulty Tracks
• Signal Malfunction or Defects
• Vehicle Trespassers

Contact Us

Railroad accidents can leave someone temporarily or permanently traumatized, injured, or worse. If you or someone you know has been the victim of a train or railroad related accident, contact the Las Vegas personal injury lawyers of William Palmer & Associates, P.C. at 702-888-2222 today.