Posts tagged Railroad Accidents

• Injuries in the Workplace are Often Swept Under the Rug

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  For some reason work related injuries are somehow disregarded and not given enough legal attention and there are many logical reasons for this. More than likely it is because workers and /or...

• Railroad Crossings - The Risks are High

  Jeremy Thurman | September 01, 2009 3:59 PM | 1 CommentOklahoma City, OK Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It’s easy to miss train tracks. When you are driving, you have a thousand things to look at: your rearview mirrors, the car in your blind spot, the upcoming traffic light, and, admittedly,...

• Total Number of Railroad Accidents Decline, but Railroad Worker Deaths Increase According to Federal Railroad Administration Statistics for 2008

  Rick Shapiro | March 04, 2009 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Federal Railroad Administration maintains statistics from all Class One and other short line railroads. The statistics are in for calendar year 2008 and they showed that there were 11,144...

• Long Term Railroad Worker Diesel Exhaust Fume Exposure Linked to Asthma Lung Disease and Cancers-Part 2 of Two Reports

  Rick Shapiro | March 26, 2008 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  By: Rick Shapiro, Attorney Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton Law Firm focus on Federal Regulations and Railroad. Historical Knowledge of Health Dangers. There is a growing body of evidence that long-term railroad worker exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can lead to a condition called diesel asthma; a form of COPD, and additional evidence shows an increased incidence of lung cancer rates among such workers.

• Long Term Railroad Diesel Exhaust Fume Exposure Linked to Asthma Lung Disease and Cancers-Part 1 of Two Reports

  Rick Shapiro | March 25, 2008 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  This article discusses railroad worker long term diesel exhaust fume lung disorders, as well as medical studies relating to diesel fume lung diseases and lung cancers, and another related article in this series covers new federal regulations that are clamping down on excessive railroad locomotive engine diesel fumes, as well as historical railroad knowledge of diesel exhaust lung disease legal cases.

• How Railroad Injury Attorneys Analyze Ergonomics to Prove Railroad Negligence

  Rick Shapiro | February 03, 2008 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Also, when a railroad claims there is "no need" for an ergonomic assessment of a railroad worker job or task which has caused numerous injuries, showing the 1991 CSX ergonomic study of electricians totally refutes such nonsense.What does ergnonomics have to do with railroad worker injuries involving heavy lifting or even repetive stress injuries? Alot, and even the railroads held seminars in...

• CHOOSE YOUR PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY WISELY

  Rick Shapiro | January 18, 2008 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Authored By: Richard N. ShapiroIf you are involved in an accident in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake or anywhere else, choose your lawyer wisely. A lawsuit is a stressful experience by anyone's account. As the client, you should find comfort in knowing that your case is in good hands. Far too often, clients tell me that they meet with an attorney originally and then never see that...

• Dirty, Dastardly Deeds of Injury Defense Attorneys (Not Done Dirt Cheap)

  Rick Shapiro | January 05, 2008 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There is a famous classic rock song entitled "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and in my practice as a personal injury lawyer for victims we deal every week with dirty, dastardly deeds (not done dirt cheap) by defense lawyers fighting our personal injury clients' cases. We deal with several large corporations or railroads that find themselves sued for personal injury often. They usually don't...

• Federal Regulatory Agencies-Are They Too Cozy with Big Business? CPSC Chairs Accepted Travel Monies From Manufacturers

  Rick Shapiro | November 04, 2007 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  According to published reports of the Washington Post, the chief of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been flying around the country to various events, all paid for by toy, appliance and children's furniture industries that they are supposed to be regulating! Many trips were covered by lobbying groups and lawyers representing these manufacturers.The trips were taken by Nancy Nord or...

• Norfolk Southern Issues "Injured at Work" Brochure Pressing Workers Not To Retain Lawyers

  Rick Shapiro | October 28, 2007 8:05 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In the recent past, several insurance companies have issued controversial guides about what to do if you are in a car accident--the controversy arises from the not so subtle message NOT to retain an attorney. Actually, several lawsuits forced insurers to change or alter their materials. Now, Norfolk Southern, which is subject to claims falling under the Federal Employers' Liability Act...