The plaintiff was performing an initial terminal brake test when he detected an air leak, requiring him to cross through the train. Plaintiff walked to the nearest flat car to use its brake step to cross over. The brake step gave way due to a broken support bracket. Plaintiff fell more than four feet to […]
Read More$850,000 Settlement
An $850,000 settlement was awarded to a railroad brakeman whose pelvis was crushed when the train on which he was working derailed on an area of track with a history of derailments. The brakeman was represented in U.S, District Court by the law firm Moody, Strople, and Kloeppel Ltd. of Portsmouth, VA. He was coupling […]
Read More$650,000 Verdict
ROANOKE TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1996BY LAURENCE HAMMACKSTAFF WRITER A Roanoke jury has awarded $650,000 to three retired railroad employees who were exposed to asbestos while working in dust-filled shops throughout their careers with Norfolk Southern Corp. This was the first time a Roanoke Circuit Court jury had decided sucha case. Willard Moody, Jr., a […]
Read MoreWillard J. Moody, SR. Selected As a 2017 “America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Recipient”
The Moody Law Firm takes great pride in announcing that Willard J. Moody, Sr., our Founder, President and National Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame 2014 Inductee, has been also selected in 2017 as a “America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Recipient”. The significance of this great achievement cannot be emphasized enough, given this selection is by invitation only […]
Read MoreWoman Injured In “Old 611” Wreck
AWARDED $900, 000 A woman injured her back in the wreck of the “Old 611” steam engine and won a $900,000 verdict from a Portsmouth jury. Barbara Greenstreet, 42, of Virginia Beach, argued, the May 1986 accident left her unable to work and in constant pain. Greenstreet had a disc removed from her back because […]
Read More$700,000 Verdict
Carman Injured Back While Repairing Coal Chute Door on Car – $700,000 Verdict. The plaintiff, a carman, repairs railroad coal cars. While reaching under a railroad coal car to pull out a seventy-two pound coal chute door that he was replacing, the plaintiff injured his back and missed six weeks of work, losing approximately $3,800 […]
Read MoreJury Awards Man $1.7 Million
A Circuit court awarded $1.7 million to a 25-year old yard brakeman, who injured his back while employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. in Logan, W. VA. Wondel Lee Wiley accused the company of negligence, saying his supervisors ordered him to lift an 80-pound steel knuckle, which caused him to rupture a disc. […]
Read MoreRailroader Wins $1.6 Million
LARGEST AWARD IN HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH’S COURTS It only took ninety minutes for a Portsmouth Circuit Court jury to award $1.6 million to a railroad brakeman. The decision, ordering the largest sum ever awarded in Portsmouth Circuit Court, resulted from a five-day trial in which Ronald Riggan, 28, of Macon, N.C., was […]
Read MoreWillard J. Moody, JR. Selected As Member To The Million Dollar & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
The Moody Law Firm is extremely proud to announce Willard J. Moody, Jr.’s selection for membership to the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Established in 1993, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Its members have […]
Read MoreNs Conductor/Rco Injures Ankle And Develops Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Virginia Jury Awards $4.5 Million Verdict On June 13, 2008, Plaintiff was working as a Remote Control Operator (“RCO”) in the Roanoke Material Yard when he tripped on a railroad tie, severely twisting his right ankle. His accident was not witnessed. The tie on which he tripped was supporting a stack of rail that was […]
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