A jury ordered Norfolk Southern Corp. to pay a former brakeman $2.6 million after he sued, claiming the noise of locomotives and train whistles left him with a hearing problem that drove him crazy. Attorneys for Allan Couch told the Roanoke Circuit Court jury about the persistent roaring in Couch’s ears, which made him insane. […]
Read MoreWillard J. Moody, Jr. Has Been Named To Board By The Academy Of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA)
Willard J. Moody, Jr. has been tapped to serve on the Board of Managers by The Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys(ARLA). ARLA promotes rail safety and safe working conditions for all railroad employees.
Read More$5 Million Dollar Jury Verdict
Patrick W. Casale won the largest jury verdict ever awarded in Virginia, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, in 1992. Casale won $1.3 million from a jury. The Virginia Supreme Court affirmed the liability of CSX Transportation, Inc., but sent the case back for a new trial. A second jury awarded Casale $2 million and, […]
Read MoreIBEW Adopts Designated FELA Legal Counsel Program For Railroad Members
Every year, many of our Railroad members are injured on the job, some seriously, as a result of dangerous equipment and tools, unsafe work procedures, inadequate rules, and lack of manpower. When this occurs, the railroads’ knee-jerk reaction is often to launch an “investigation,” as part of which the railroads blame the employee for his […]
Read More$835,000 Awarded For Injury In Derailment
THE LEDGER-STAR PORTSMOUTH – A retired rail worker won an $835,000 award after the derailment of the “Old 611” steam train. Thomas E. Coates, 70, of Virginia Beach, whose ankle was crushed in the rail disaster, wept and shook the jurors’ hands after the verdict was announced. “It was a very satisfactory verdict for many […]
Read MoreMichael R. Davis Selected As Member To The Million Dollar & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
The Moody Law Firm is extremely proud to announce Michael R. Davis’ 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 won […]
Read MoreFirst Virginia Meningitis Lawsuit From Contaminated Steroid Injection Filed By The Moody Law Firm
The Moody Law Firm filed the first lawsuit against New England Compounding Center resulting from a fungus contaminated steroid injection. The lawsuit was filed in Roanoke, Virginia on behalf of a retired Norfolk Southern conductor, Basil Proffitt, who received a steroid injection for chronic back pain. Mr. Proffitt developed fungal meningitis as a result of […]
Read MoreSounding Of Horn Inside Locomotive Shop Blamed For Tinnitus
Virginia Jury Returns $900,000 Verdict The plaintiff, age forty-three, was working as a machinist inside defendant’s Shaffer’s Crossing locomotive repair shop on April 17, 2006, when a locomotive horn was inadvertently sounded. According to plaintiff, he sustained acute hearing loss, pain in both ears, and severe headaches. While all of those conditions soon resolved, plaintiff […]
Read More$770,000 Verdict
The plaintiff, a locomotive engineer, was turning out a main reservoir cutout valve underneath the locomotive steps when he injured his back by pulling on the valve to get it closed. The plaintiff alleged the valve was placed on the pipe backwards and had not been properly serviced and maintained because it was extremely hard […]
Read MoreThe Moody Law Firm, INC. Receives Tier 1 Ranking In The 2015 Edition Of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”
The Moody Law Firm is proud to announce its Tier 1 ranking in the 2015 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”. The prestigious selection to the Tier 1 rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in […]
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