What Railroads Do Not Want Injured Railroad Workers to Know

Based on our decades of experience of representing injured railroad workers, we know that the worker does not always realize that railroad management is the “adversary” -and that an injured worker must prove negligence/fault of the railroad in order to get compensation at all. The answers are here.

Railroad claims agents are taught to convince you not to retain a lawyer, they will tell you there is no hurry and tell you to relax.

First, they are getting legal advice, so why aren't you? While urging you not to talk to a lawyer they are confidentially talking with lawyers and managers in their legal department developing their case against you if you do not settle for less than you deserve. While telling you everything is fine in the first weeks, they are fanning out to obtain witness statements against you, to develop all the evidence to use against you, suggesting that they will deal with you fairly at the appropriate time and you can relax. Wrong again. Get the entire report with details below.

But how do you know what is a fair settlement if you only rely on what a claim agent tells you-the railroad’s side essentially?

The railroad claim agent will not tell you whether they are aware that the railroad violated safety regulations, or knew of safety issues relating to your particular circumstances even though the federal law controlling a railroad injury case requires proof of railroad negligence or carelessness. In cases involving injuries with permanent aspects, a claim agent will never ask your doctors for any special medical reports assessing your future medical needs or costs. Would a claim agent ever consult with your doctor to create a custom medical illustration showing exactly what happened to you like in this diagram that we had created? Not a chance. Nor would a claim agent ever consult an economic expert to figure out your lost wages to your retirement age assessing tax and inflation effect, which we would do in any case involving medical disability and substantial wage losses. We provide free initial confidential consultations. First, download the entire guide free-see how.