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Railroad Crossing Accident Lawyers

"Driver Killed in Car and Train Crash" is not an uncommon headline in newspapers around the country. Railroad crossing accidents are usually devastating, which is particularly sad when they were avoidable.

Many railroad crossing accidents occur when a train crossing gate, arm, or signal fails to work properly, or when a sign is not posted alerting a driver of a railroad crossing.

At Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, our nationally renowned personal injury attorneys, located in Columbus and Atlanta, Georgia, have extensive experience handling catastrophic injury claims, including personal injury and wrongful death claims from railroad crossing accidents, train wrecks, and premises liability from negligently maintained railroad property.

Call us toll free at 1.800.242.2962 for a free consultation to discuss your railroad accident claim with a nationally recognized lawyer.

According to the Federal Railroad Administration, there were over 13,000 railroad accidents in 2006, including over 840 fatalities. Over 2900 railroad accidents involved collisions with cars and other vehicles at a railroad crossing. In addition, 2145 railroad accidents involved train derailments, and more than 1400 railroad accidents were the result of defective equipment, including signal defects, track defects, and train equipment defects.

We have vast experience handling catastrophic accident claims, defective product claims, and class action lawsuits. With over 18 years of experience, we also have an extensive network of the best experts in the country to assist us with your claim. Because we handle all catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims on a contingent fee basis (you don't pay us unless we obtain compensation for you), you can afford to put our expertise and experience to work for you.

If you have suffered a serious injury or lost a family member in a train collision or railroad crossing accident, please call us toll free at 1.800.242.2962 or fill out our intake form on our Contact Us page for a free consultation and to discuss the benefits of retaining a nationally prominent personal injury attorney to protect your legal interest and fight for the compensation you deserve. The earlier you involve us in your case, the better our chances of maximizing your recovery.
Success Stories

$17,716,401 Verdict / Auto Product Liability / Ford Explorer Rear Restraint System / Lap Only Seat Belt

12/18/2009 Wheeler v. Ford Motor Company, et al., State Court, Clayton County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs Lynn and Douglas Wheeler won their design defect and failure to warn claims against Ford Motor Company relating to the 2002 Ford Explorer. On Christmas morning 2005, 58 year old Lynn Wheeler was on her way to church with her family. Lynn Wheeler was seated in the rear center seat of her son’s 2002 Ford Explorer, wearing the lap-only seat belt Ford installed for that seating position. Two of Lynn Wheeler’s grandchildren were in child seats on either side of her. As they entered a curve on Noah’s Ark Road, a 2-door Eagle Talon coupe driven by John C. Stanley crossed the centerline and struck the Explorer head-on.

$5,470,000 Verdict/Wrongful Death

10/23/09 Pitts v. A&G Trucking. Inc., et al., State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Plaintiffs, four minor children, recovered for the death of their father, who was killed by a dump truck driver while the decedent was working as a "spotter" or "flag man" on the runway expansion at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to eye-witnesses, the driver of the dump truck was talking on her cell phone or CB radio and was given a stop signal by the deceased.

$45,000,000 Settlement | Credit Insurance/Consumer Rights Class Action

10/31/07 Toole v. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company, Superior Court of Muscogee County, Georgia

Plaintiff Toole represented a class of people who prepaid J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company premiums for credit life and disability insurance policies when they purchased vehicles. J.M.I.C. Life Insurance Company contractually promised to refund any unearned premium if class members paid off the insured loans before the five-year term had expired, but failed to do so when they paid off the insured loans early.

$105,500,000 Verdict | Defective Automobile

11/23/04 Flax v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation and Louis A. Stockell, Jr., Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee

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Columbus, GA 31902
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With offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, the attorneys at Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP represent the seriously injured throughout Georgia, including the cities of Atlanta, Columbus, Marietta, Smyrna, Roswell, Gainesville, Peachtree City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Lagrange, Macon, and Savannah. Our lawyers have handled accident and defective product claims nationwide, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.