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.
Union Pacific Veteran Files FELA Lawsuit
-July 5, 2006
A Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuit has been filed against Union Pacific, the nation's largest railroad, by a 34-year veteran who alleges the company's negligence caused him to suffer numerous injuries on the job.
Kenneth Carpenter filed the suit in Madison County Circuit Court last month. According to the petition, Carpenter sustained severe and permanent injury to his back, neck, spine, shoulders, and knees.
The lawsuit claims that Union Pacific was negligent in its failure to provide a safe working environment, sufficient manpower, and proper tools and equipment.
Carpenter is seeking damages to cover lost wages and earning capacity, medical expenses, and pain and suffering.For more information on FELA lawsuits, please contact us to confer with a personal injury lawyer.