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 […]
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Woman 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 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 […]
Read MoreWorker Awarded $2.6 Million
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 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 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 […]
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