FELA Verdicts & Settlements
The following is a sampling of results we have obtained in the last several years for railroaders in all crafts. These cases are of unique interest because of either the value or legal issues involved:
| $8,625,000 | Switchman vs. Rail Link, Inc. - Green River, Wyoming - Amputee/Largest FELA Settlement in the Country. |
| $3,000,000 | Court Sealed Settlment. Confidential Terms. |
| $2,600,000 | Trainman, Shortline Railroad - Leg Injury/Settlement. |
| $2,000,000 | Brakeman/Switchman, Shortline Railroad - Multiple Injuries/Settlement. |
| $1,500,000 | Carman vs. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Centralia, Illinois - Knee Injury/Verdict. |
| $1,200,000 | Carman vs. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Centralia, Illinois - Back Injury/Verdict. |
| $1,100,000 | Carman vs. Union Pacific Railroad - DeSoto, Missouri - Knee Injury/Verdict/Nine Months Lost Time/Still Working. |
| $900,000 | Carman vs. Union Pacific Railroad - DeSoto, Missouri - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $800,000 | Engineer vs. Union Pacific Railroad - Texarkana, Arkansas - Back and Neck Injury/Jury Verdict. |
| $795,000 | Brakeman vs. Union Pacific Railroad - Kansas City, Kansas - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $750,000 | Engineer vs. St. Louis Southwestern Railway - Pine Bluff, Arkansas - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $750,000 |
Conductor vs. St. Louis Southwestern Railway - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $710,000 | Conductor vs. Union Pacific Railroad - Cheyenne, Wyoming - Head Injury/Settlement. |
| $650,000 | Coach Cleaner vs. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation - Chicago, Illinois - Head Injury/Jury Verdict. |
| $650,000 | Switchman vs. Alton & Southern Railroad - East St. Louis, Illinois - Knee Injury/Release Case - Jury Verdict. |
| $600,000 | Boilermaker vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $545,000 | Brakeman vs. Burlington Northern Railroad - Centralia, Illinois - Knee Injury/Jury Verdict. |
| $525,000 | Engineer vs. Illinois Central Railroad - Champaign, Illinois - Cervical Strain/Settlement. |
| $500,000 | Switchman vs. Alton & Southern Railroad - East St. Louis, Illinois - Leg and Knee Injury/Settlement. |
| $500,000 | Electrician vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Back, Neck and Knee Injury/Settlement. |
| $450,000 | Pipefitter vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Knee and Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $450,000 | Electrician vs. Chicago & Northwestern Transportion Co. - Chicago, Illinois - Knee Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $425,000 | Machinist vs. Burlington Northern Railroad - Galesburg, Illinois - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $412,500 | Boilermaker/Blacksmith vs. Burlington Northern Railroad - West Burlington, Iowa - Neck, Back and Shoulder/Settlement. |
| $400,000 | Machinist vs. Burlington Northern Railroad - Galesburg, Illinois - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $357,000 | Boilermaker vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Back and Knee Injury/Settlement. |
| $350,000 | Boilermaker vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Knee Injury/ Jury Verdict/ nolost time/still working. |
| $350,000 | Sheetmetal Worker vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $350,000 | Carman vs. Burlington Northern Railroad - Motley, Minnesota - Neck Injury/Verdict. |
| $325,000 | Carman vs. Norfolk & Southern - Decatur, Illinois - Knee Injury/Settlement. |
| $317,000 | Electrician vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $310,000 | Carman vs. Norfolk & Western Railroad - St. Louis, Missouri - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $310,000 | Machinist vs. Union Pacific Railroad - Little Rock, Arkansas - Back and Neck/Jury Verdict. |
| $300,000 | Engineer vs. Norfolk & Western Railway - Decatur, Illinois - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $300,000 | Switchman vs. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad - Champaign, Illinois - Back Injury/Verdict. |
| $292,500 | Engineer vs. Burlington Northern Railroad - Back and Leg Injury/Settlement without resignation/still working. |
| $275,000 | Boilermaker vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Inhalation/Settlement. |
| $250,000 | Machinist vs. Union Pacific Railroad - North Little Rock, Arkansas - Back Injury/Settlement. |
| $213,750 | Trackman vs. St. Louis Southwestern Railway - Pine Bluff, Arkansas - Head Injury/Jury Verdict/No Lost Time. |
| $187,500 | Carman vs. Chicago & Northwestern Transportation - Chicago, Illinois - Knee Injury/Jury Verdict/four months lost time/still working. |
| $160,000 | Engineer vs. Missouri Pacific Railroad - Grayson, Louisiana - Hearing Loss/Settlement. |
| $105,000 | Carman vs. Alton & Southern Railroad - East St. Louis, Illinois - Hearing Loss/Settlement. |
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