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Read MoreMan Sues Norfolk Southern After A Job Offer Is Rescinded Because His Body Mass Index Was “Too High”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 […]
Read MoreWillard J. Moody, SR. Was Recently Selected Again By His Peers For Inclusion In The Best Lawyers In America© In The Field Of “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs”
The Moody Law Firm is proud to announce that Willard J. Moody, Sr. , our Founder & President, has again been selected and is listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Along with his many other prestigious career accomplishments, he also continues to be recognized as a top Personal Injury plaintiff […]
Read More$836,625 Verdict For Railroader
A fifty-five year old engineer, with CSX Transportation, Inc., was switching coal when his foot went through a rotten spot in the floor of his engine. The floor had previously been repaired by placing a sheet metal plate over a rotten spot in the floor in front of the fireman’s door. While the engineer was […]
Read More$740,000 Verdict
The plaintiff, a 38 year old carman, suffered a herniated disc while working with cables at a derailment in Evansville, Indiana. Although mechanical means, including a Hoesch truck with a crane, a Bobcat, and a rented crane were available to move the cables to the derailment site, the plaintiff and a coworker were directed to […]
Read MoreWillard J. (Will) Moody, JR. Has Been Named President By The Academy Of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA).
Willard J. (Will) Moody, Jr. President of The Moody Law Firm, was recently appointed as the new President of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA) by his fellow Board of Managers. ARLA is a corporation whose primary purpose is to improve the conditions of railroad employees and promote the common interest and concerns of […]
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