The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) is legislation that was created to protect railroad employees who are injured at work. FELA claims have a three-year statute of limitations, which means that a lawsuit must be brought within three years of […]

A 68-year-old railroad worker brought a FELA action against Consolidated Rail Corporation and its successor Norfolk Southern Railway Company after he was diagnosed with metastatic carcinoma of the cervical lymph nodes (neck cancer). He worked as a signal maintainer and […]

Railroad workers engaged in welding, torch cutting, rivet busting, sandblasting and demolition operations on equipment, bridges and buildings painted with lead-based paint may have experienced toxic exposures to lead. Lead is typically absorbed into the body through inhalation and ingestion. […]

Railroad workers are at elevated risk of developing silicosis, lung cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis as a result of workplace exposures to silica dust. Silica can be found in ballast, which is the rock foundation below the ties and tracks. Ballast […]