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Train Accidents
How Does Accident Reconstruction Work In Train Accident Cases?
The Importance of Accident Reconstruction Following a Serious Train Accident in Texas All of the evidence in the world can be unpersuasive to a jury or an insurance company without proper context. To give evidence context people with industry-specific knowledge known as expert witnesses are usually employed. One of the most important of these experts...
How Do Lawsuits Against Self-Insured Railroads Work?
Because most railroads are self-insured, making any real progress with your claim will be difficult without an attorney. When you're injured or someone you love is killed as a result of a train accident, you're going to have to either file an insurance claim against the railroad and attempt to settle out of court or...
What Defense Tactics Do Railroad Companies Use?
Arguments, tactics and tricks used by Texas railroad companies to damage your case: As with any defendant in a personal injury lawsuit, railroad companies retain the right to defend themselves against liability if a claim for injury and loss of life is made against them. In this article our attorneys discuss the specific tactics that...
What Is the Most Important Evidence Available in a Train Accident Case?
Types of Important Evidence Available in a Texas Train Accident Case In the event someone is injured or killed by a train, they will need adequate evidence to support their train accident claim. That's because, in the state of Texas, claimants possess the burden of proof in the eyes of the law. That means that...
How Do Attorneys Preserve Evidence in Train Accident Cases?
The Importance of Securing Evidence Quickly After a Train Accident While most people think of railroads as being a 19th Century means of transportation, rail transport remains an important part of the American infrastructure. Yet, when railroads are not operated safely, accidents can occur. The time shortly after an accident is absolutely crucial to gathering...
Is There Jury Bias in Railroad Injury Cases?
How jury bias affects a Texas train accident case: All people possess some degree of bias in some aspect of their worldview. For some people, the default assumption is that all lawyers are greedy. For others, all doctors want to do is treat your illness rather than cure it. Biases like these are rarely based...
How Should Victims Deal With Independent Claims Adjusters after a Train Accident?
When filing an injury or wrongful death claim with the railroad company, you will be dealing with an independent claims adjuster. Whenever a serious injury or fatality results from a railroad's negligence, most railroads bring in an army of lawyers to defend themselves. To aid their attorneys in administering the claim, railroads also bring in...
What Obstacles Do Victims Face in Train Accident Lawsuits?
Your Texas train accident case will be full of obstacles that we can help you negotiate. Whether you are injured while working for a railroad or in an accident involving a train, the obstacles to receiving compensation can seem like a lot to overcome. You have to deal with claim adjusters, the railroad company's insurance...
What is the Federal Railroad Safety Act?
Our attorneys discuss the FRSA and how it can effect your train workers in Texas. Originally passed in 1970 and revised most recently in 2007, the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) seeks to protect injured railroad workers from being fired or retaliated against because they attempt to seek the compensation they deserve from their employers....