Railroad Accident Cases

Railroad Crossing Collision/Wrongful Death

Cash Settlement. Causey v. CSX Transportation Inc., et al., State Court of Fulton County, Georgia. Plaintiff, a 72-year-old consulting engineer, was killed in an automobile collision at a railroad crossing with defective sight distance and no active warnings. Amount of settlement is confidential at defendant's request.

$775,000 | FELA

Verdict. Bowles v. Central of Georgia Railroad Co., State Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. FELA. Back and neck injuries to trainman suffered in fall caused by oil on running board of defective locomotive. (Settled after verdict.)

$875,000 | FELA

Verdict. Swindle v. Central of Georgia Railroad, State Court of Muscogee County, Georgia. FELA. Shoulder and neck injury. Proved defendant conducted investigation to try to prove this exemplary employee had falsified accident report, but failed and then withheld results of that investigation. The verdict was for the amount requested. The verdict was reversed on appeal; case retried; and settled.

3/30/12 Michelin Settles Case of Man Paralyzed as a Result of a Defective Tire after a Federal Judge Sanctions Michelin for Discovery Abuse.

Tire maker Michelin settled a case involving catastrophic injuries to an Alabama man, when a Uniroyal Laredo tire manufactured by Michelin suffered a tread separation and came apart, causing the vehicle to go out of control and roll over.

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3/22/12 Bridgestone/Firestone Settles Defective Tire Case

Bridgestone/Firestone agreed to a settlement where a couple was killed when a Firestone Steeltex tire on another vehicle suffered a belt/tread separation, causing the vehicle to go out of control, cross a median and hit the Couple's vehicle head-on.

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