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. […]
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Railroader 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 […]
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 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 […]
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