FEDERAL EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT
(F.E.L.A.)
INJURED?
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
What to do if injured on the job:
- Ask to be transported to the nearest hospital immediately
- Call your union representative as soon as possible
- Notify the attending physician that he/she is not to discuss your medical treatment with anyone but you and do not sign a release of information permitting the physician/hospital to give information to the railroad
- Do not allow a management official into the examining room
After treatment:
- Ask to fill out an accident report
- Fill out the report according to your union representative's advice
- Ask for an immediate copy of the completed accident report
- When questioned by management refer them to your initial answers on the accident report and do not fill out a second accident report
If you feel your reporting or suffering an injury or accident made you a subject of harassment or retaliation by a railroad manager, you may be entitled to protection under the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA), 49 U.S.C. Section 20109 and entitled to damages.
Also, BMWED members who are injured on the job shoud contact BMWED Designated Legal Council and ascertain their rights and protections under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) prior to attempting a settlement with a railroad claim agent.
Provided here are law firms approved to handle cases for Maintenance of Way Employees under the Federal Employers' Liability Act.
The Firms listed below, with links to thier web sites, are BMWED Designated Legal Council.
Brent Coon and Associates FELA OFFICES
Beaumont, Texas
215 Orleans St.
Beaumont, TX 77701
Local: 409-835-2666
Fax: 409-833-4483
Toll Free:
1-866-335-2666 |
Los Angeles, California
6310 San Vicente Blvd. Ste 360
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Main: 415-489-7420
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Houston, Texas
(Pillot Bldg)
300 Fannin, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77002
Local: 713-225-1682
Fax: 713-225-1785
Toll Free:
1-800-406-8864 |
Denver, Colorado
3801 E. Florida Ave., Suite 905
Denver, CO 80210-2500
Phone 303-756-3243
Fax: 303-756-3595
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TOLL FREE: 1.855.680.FELA
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Blunt & Slocomb, Ltd
60 Edwardsville Professional Park
P.O. Box 373
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-7744
(800) 323-5538
Fax: (618)656-7849
www.bluntlaw.co
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Casey Jones
https://www.caseyjones.law/
Michael T. Rapier
Cell- 937-564-0598
Fax 614-228-7122
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Daniel J. Downes, P.C.
161 North Clark St.
Ste 2070
Chicago, IL 60606
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Pratt & Tobin, P.C.
P.O. Box 179
Route 111 Airline Dr.
East Alton, IL 62024
(618) 259-8011
(800) 851-5562
Fax: (618) 259-6793
www.prattandtobin.com
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Hubbell Law Firm, L.L.C.
1100 Mainstreet, Suite 2930
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 221-5666
(800) 821-5257
Fax 1: (816) 221-5259
Fax 2: (816) 472-5972
www.hubbellfirm.com
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Ingebritson & Associates, P. A.
Attorneys at Law
7141 Amundson Avenue
Edina, MN 55439
(612) 340-8290
(800) 282-6393
Fax: (612) 342-2990
http://www.ingebritson.com
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Rossi Vucinovich P.C.
1000 Second Avenue, Suite 1610
Seattle, WA 98104
(425) 646-8003
(866) 357-7245
Fax: (425) 646-8004
jvucinovich@rvflegal.com
www.rail-accidents.com
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Jones, Granger, Tramuto, & Halstead
P.O. Box 4340
Houston, TX 77210-4340
(713) 668-0230
(800) 231-3359
Fax: (713) 956-7139
www.jonesgranger.com
weldon@wgranger.com
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James A. Ebert, LLC
Attorney At Law
15 Piedmont Center. Suite 1560
3575 Piedmont Rd
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 872-7759
(888) 753-0533
Fax: (404) 872-9430
jebert@jamesebert.com
www.jamesebert.com
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The Moody Law Firm, Inc.
500 Crawford St. Suite 200
Portsmouth, VA 23704
(757) 393-4093
(800) 368-1033
Fax: (757) 397-7257
www.moodyrrlaw.com
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Naumes Law Group LLC
2 Center Plaza, Suite 620
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-8444
(844) 826-8445
Fax: 617-227-1270
www.naumeslaw.com
robert@naumeslaw.com
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| Casey Jones Law |
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Nick Thompson
(757)477-0991
Michael T. Rapier
https://www.caseyjones.law/
Cell- 937-564-0598
Fax 614-228-7122
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