The Moody Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorney John H. Costen IV has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA). ARLA is a national organization comprised of attorneys who represent railroad employees and labor organizations in matters involving railroad labor law, workplace safety, employee rights, […]
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BMWED American Rail System Federation Passes Resolution Honoring Moody Law Firm
We are honored to announce that The Moody Law Firm, Inc., has been formally recognized by the BMWED American Rail System Federation through the passing of Resolution No. 21. This resolution acknowledges our firm’s valuable contributions and dedication to providing legal services to the Federation and its members. We are deeply committed to […]
Read MoreMichael R. Davis of The Moody Law Firm Elected President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
Willard J. Moody, Jr. is proud to announce that Michael R. Davis, of The Moody Law Firm, was recently elected President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA). ARLA is a professional association of plaintiffs’ attorneys whose practice includes the representation of injured railroad workers and their families under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act […]
Read MoreWill Moody Interviewed by KMBC-9 Kansas City About Mendon Amtrak June 27 Derailment and Crash
Court filing: BNSF trying to force arbitration for Mendon Amtrak crash victims Attorneys for victims argue to keep civil lawsuits moving forward after June 27 derailment Attorney Will Moody, of Portsmouth Va., said one of his clients lost his arm during the derailment, and had another arm mangled. “He was trapped like that for two […]
Read MoreMoody Law Firm Wins Whistleblower Case Against BNSF for Total of $1.74 Million for Client
Federal Court Orders Railway to Pay $696,173 for Lost Wages After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Railway Retaliated Against Whistleblower. Department of Labor February 5, 2020 DENVER, CO – The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has ordered Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) to pay $696,173 in lost back and future […]
Read More$1 Million Dollar Jury Verdict
The plaintiff, a carman’s helper, was carrying seat cushions from an Amtrak passenger coach. As she was carrying the cushions the plaintiff stepped into an open trap door and fell approximately fifteen feet to the floor of the inspection pit, beneath the service track. The plaintiff’s left forearm caught on a metal latch, tearing her […]
Read MoreThe Moody Law Firm Welcomes Attorney Amy L. Stone
Ms. Stone earned her Juris Doctor from Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law, in 2000. The first ten years of her career, she primarily focused her practice on insurance defense and personal injury throughout northeast North Carolina before becoming licensed in Virginia as well, where she continued to expand her trial practice. She has […]
Read MoreMan Sues Norfolk Southern After A Job Offer Is Rescinded Because His Body Mass Index Was “Too High”
As reported by Scott Daugherty of the Virginia Pilot, after Matthew Sturgill was offered a job as a conductor at Norfolk Southern earlier this year, an executive at Norfolk Southern reviewed the results of Sturgill’s physical exam and Norfolk Southern then withdrew the job offer, telling Sturgill that his body mass index was too high. […]
Read MoreJury Votes $950,000 For Train Wreck Victim
The wreck of an excursion train, pulled by the vintage Old 611 steam engine, resulted in another large jury verdict. The train had derailed in the Great Dismal Swamp, near the Chesapeake-Suffolk border. A jury voted to award $950,000 to Annie Harrell. Ms. Harrell was thrown from her seat in one of the classic coaches, […]
Read MoreRailroad Settles For $1 Million
It was the third time in his professional career, that Willard J. Moody, Sr. collected a court award or settlement in excess of one million dollars for his client. Moody specialized in representing railroad claimants and concentrated in that particular niche for his professional career. “My father-in-law was a railroad engineer and his railroad friends […]
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