Pratt & Tobin, P.C. represents injured railroad workers. They're covered under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, also known as FELA.
FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT (FELA)
The United States Congress, in 1908, enacted the Federal Employers' Liability Act to protect the rights of railroad employees and their families in the event of injury or death of the worker. Under this law, the employee or his survivors have the right to file a claim against his employer in a state court or U.S. Federal Court and have an absolute right to trial by jury.
The railroad employee involved in an injury case is entitled to an award according to the type of injury sustained and the extent of the injury whether it is temporary or permanent. He is entitled to an award for any disability or disfigurement, aggravation of a pre-existing ailment or condition and the pain and suffering experienced for the injury.
In addition, the injured worker is entitled to an award of reasonable medical expenses incurred as a result of the injury up to and including such time as he would have retired from the railroad.
In the event of the death of a railroad employee, the wife and children of the employee are entitled to an award for the pain and suffering experienced prior to the spouses death, an award for all reasonable medical care, treatment and services received prior to death and an award for the loss for support resulting from the death of the railroad worker.
Pratt & Tobin, P.C. is a union-approved law firm. We have tried hundreds of cases for injured railroad workers and their families. We bring together all our resources to provide you with the strongest case possible.
