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Suffering a serious personal injury or wrongful death due to the negligence of a person, employer or company can have life long consequences for both you and your family. That is why selecting the best personal injury lawyer is such an important decision.
Each personal injury lawyer / train accident attorney at Hoey & Farina is dedicated to representing individuals and family members who have suffered a serious injury or wrongful death due to a car accident, train accident, medical malpractice or other serious accident throughout the United States.
Hoey & Farina will provide you and your family with answers, compassionate service, experienced legal representation and the results you need and deserve! We are here for you 24 hours a day for your FREE CONSULTATION at 1-888-425-1212, or by completing this form, and throughout your entire serious injury claim.
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TYPES OF SERIOUS INJURY & WRONGFUL DEATH CLAIMS
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Summary of Certification of Conductor Regulation
Effective January 2012, the Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA") issued a rule requiring railroads to have formal programs to certify conductors.
Please read the FRA Summary of Certification of Conductor Regulation. If you have any questions concerning railroad conductor certification regulations, please contact Hoey & Farina at 888-425-1212.
For the complete regulations, go to www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-09/pdf/2011-28175.pdf
Verdict Updates
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Balough v. Metra - "In Use" Appellate Decision
On May 19, 2011, the Illinois First District Appellate Court affirmed the full amount of the jury verdict in Balough v. Metra ("trapped-doored" case), rejecting Metra's argument that the locomotive on which Mr. Balough was injured was not “in use” and therefore the Locomotive Inspection Act didn't apply. LEARN MORE about this important FELA legal decision.
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At the Heart of a Railroad Family
In December, 2010, Larry Koger, and his family were as financially down as a family could be. Larry had been occupationally disabled as a railroad conductor as a result of a train derailment on July 29, 2007, and had not received a pay check since. His hard fought FELA work injury claim was still winding its way through the courts. Despite their circumstances, however, what the Koger family did have, and will always have, are big hearts. Not having any money to give, they simply gave of themselves. Just before Christmas, Larry and Christina (pictured here with their son, Chase) took time as a family to visit a local school as Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus – to bring joy to other families and especially to the young children in their community.
However, nine days after Christmas, a wonderful thing happened. LEARN MORE
Record Verdict
Jury Returns $33 Million Record Verdict In Illinois For Injured Railroader
STRAIGHT TRACK
James L. Farina, Attorney
Hoey & Farina, P.C.
(RAILROAD INJURY ATTORNEYS / FELA LAWYERS)
1-888-425-1212
info@hoeyfarina.com
FELA attorneys (Designated Legal Counsel) James L. Farina of Hoey & Farina, P.C., is proud to report that he and George Brugess obtained a $33,000,000.00 verdict on March 25, 2010, in Rock Island, Illinois, on behalf of Andrew Schulte, an injured railroad worker (former railroad conductor), and against the Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd. (“IAIS”). The jury trial under the FELA - Federal Employers’ Liability Act - began on Monday, March 8, and concluded late Wednesday evening on March 24th. The jury returned the record verdict the next day on March 25, 2010. LEARN MORE
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