FELA, or the Federal Employment Liability Act assures railroad employees a safe work place and gives them and their families the right to recover compensation if injured in a railroad related accident. Under FELA, injured employees can seek compensation for wage loss, future wage loss, medical expenses and treatments, pain and suffering, and for partial or permanent disability. All railroad solvent exposure lawsuits have been filed under FELA.
Man files FELA lawsuit because of alleged asbestos exposure
-June 22, 2005
A former CSX Transportation railroad worker, Brett William Hayes, has filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) lawsuit seeking damages in excess of $50,000. Claiming he was exposed to asbestos while working at the railroad company, Hayes says he was diagnosed with asbestosis on Aug. 15, 2003 because of dangers presented during his employment.
According to the FELA lawsuit, CSX failed to provide a safe place to work for Hayes, failed to comply with government regulations, failed to take effective action to reduce the amount of asbestos he was exposed to and failed to warn him of the dangers of working with asbestos. Hayes also claims the company failed to provide him with protective equipment, failed to employ safe working practices and failed to make reasonable efforts to ascertain the risks and hazards of asbestos exposure.
Asbestosis is a scarring of the lung tissue that develops after years of exposure to asbestos fibers. In the FELA lawsuit Hayes claims pain, suffering, inconvenience, irritation, annoyance, medical expenses, lost wages and has lost the ability to enjoy the various pleasures of life.For more information on FELA lawsuits, please contact us to confer with a personal injury lawyer.