Railroad Accident Lawyers

We Provide Legal Assistance for Injured Railroad Workers, Passengers, and Families After Serious Train Accidents

Train accidents often have devastating consequences. If you have been seriously injured or a loved one has tragically been killed in a train accident, our railroad accident lawyers can fight to hold the at-fault company (or companies) fully accountable.

Seeking financial compensation after a serious or fatal train accident presents unique challenges. Federal laws apply in many cases, and the Federal Railroad Administration often plays a key role in the investigative process. However, victims and their families have clear legal rights—and our team, led by personal injury attorney James Bell, has the experience required to fight for accountability on behalf of our clients.

Railroad Accident Cases We Handle

Our experienced legal team handles all types of railroad accident cases on behalf of railroad workers, passengers, and their families. We represent motorists, pedestrians, and their families in serious and fatal railroad accident cases as well. If you have questions about any of the following, we strongly encourage you to contact us right away to schedule a free consultation with an experienced train accident attorney at Oberheiden Law Group:

Personal Injury Claims for Train Passenger Injuries

Our railroad accident lawyers represent train passengers who have suffered serious injuries in collisions, derailments, and other train accidents. While injured train passengers will often have clear grounds to pursue legal recourse, it takes a knowledgeable lawyer to seek compensation effectively in these cases. When our railroad accident lawyers represent injured train passengers in personal injury claims, we fight to ensure that our clients receive the full economic and non-economic damages they are entitled to recover.   

Personal Injury Claims for Motorists and Pedestrians

Our railroad accident lawyers also represent motorists and pedestrians who have personal injury claims related to train accidents. For obvious reasons, these accidents often result in catastrophic injuries, and victims can face significant and long-term (if not lifelong) consequences. If you have a claim related to a vehicle collision involving a train or an accident at a railroad crossing, our lawyers can help you seek compensation for your medical expenses, lost income, and other financial and non-financial losses.

Federal Employer Liability Act (FELA) Claims for Injured Railroad Workers

The Federal Employer Liability Act (FELA) provides special protections for railroad employees who have suffered serious injuries in on-the-job accidents. Even so, asserting your legal rights as an injured railroad employee can prove extremely challenging. Our railroad accident attorneys are familiar with how FELA protects injured workers, and we are passionate about making sure the railroad companies are held duly accountable when their employees suffer catastrophic injuries on the job.

Wrongful Death Claims for Grieving Family Members

If you have lost a loved one in a fatal railroad accident, our train accident attorneys are prepared to do everything we possibly can to help you and your family deal with your situation. While no amount of monetary compensation will ever be enough, establishing accountability is important, and filing a successful claim through the legal process can provide your family with much-needed financial stability for the future.

Other Types of Railroad Transportation Accident Cases

Along with the types of accidents discussed above, our law firm also handles all other types of railroad accident cases on behalf of workers, passengers, drivers, passengers, and pedestrians across the country. If you have questions about your legal rights after any of the following types of train crashes, we strongly encourage you to speak with one of our train accident lawyers about your legal rights:

• Railroad crossing accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians
• Car accidents at railroad crossings
• Train accidents involving faulty railroad equipment and unmaintained railroad tracks
• Train accidents involving noncompliance with federal safety regulations
• Warning system failures (i.e., inoperable lights and crossing guards)

In these (and other) train accident cases, our personal injury lawyers fight vigorously to hold all at-fault parties duly accountable. Negligence (including human error), faulty equipment, and railroad defects are all common factors in serious and fatal train accidents—and they can all provide victims and their families with clear grounds to seek just compensation.

How Our Railroad Injury Lawyers Can Help After a Serious or Fatal Train Accident

When you hire the railroad accident lawyers at our law firm to represent you, we will get to work right away fighting to protect your legal rights and seek the compensation you deserve. As your legal counsel, we will:

• Investigate the Cause of the Railroad Accident – As soon as you engage our law firm to represent you, we will begin taking the steps necessary to thoroughly investigate the cause of your (or your loved one’s) railroad accident. This is a critical step for preserving key evidence and identifying the company (or companies) that deserve to be held accountable.
• Identify the Negligent Party (or Parties) – Once we have completed our investigation, our train accident lawyers will be able to identify the negligent party (or parties) that are to blame for the crash. In many cases, these parties will be fully liable for injury victims’ and families’ accident-related losses.
• Determine if You Have a Claim for a Defect or Equipment Failure – In some cases, train accidents happen as a result of defects and equipment failures. If one of these issues is responsible for your injuries or your loved one’s death, our legal team can fight to hold the manufacturer fully accountable.
• Calculate the Economic Damages You Are Entitled to Recover – Economic damages cover medical bills for emergency and non-emergency medical care, lost wages due to missed work, and other financial costs associated with serious and fatal train accidents. Whether you have a personal injury claim or a wrongful death claim, our railroad accident lawyers will carefully calculate the present and future economic damages you are entitled to recover.
• Calculate the Non–Economic Damages You Are Entitled to Recover – Our railroad accident attorneys will calculate the non-economic damages you are entitled to recover as well. In a typical case, this will include compensation for permanent disabilities, physical pain, psychological trauma, and the other day-to-day effects of living with severe injuries.  
• Fight for Just Compensation on Your Behalf – After gathering all of the information and evidence we need, we will fight for just compensation on your behalf. Whether you have a claim against a railroad company, a train manufacturer, or any other company, we will rely on our experience to seek full and fair compensation for your losses.
• Provide All Services In Accordance with Our Contingency Fee Agreement – We provide all of our legal services in railroad accident cases on a contingency-fee basis. As a client of our law firm, you will never have to pay anything out-of-pocket, and your legal fees (if any) will be calculated as a percentage of the compensation we help you recover. This percentage will be clearly stated in our contingency fee agreement.

FAQs: Seeking Just Compensation in Railroad Accident Cases

Schedule a Free Consultation with a Railroad Accident Attorney Today

Do you need to know more about filing a claim for a railroad accident? If so, we encourage you to contact us right away. To schedule a free consultation with an experienced railroad accident attorney as soon as possible, call 866-781-9539 or tell us how we can reach you online today.

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