$850,000 for SEPTA Conductor

Mr. Myers recently obtained this large settlement for a SEPTA yard conductor injured when an MU Locomotive trap door fell on him. The case was settled just before it went to binding arbitration. Read the case study here. Read More...

$1.6 Million in Derailment Case

After two weeks of trial, Mr. Lafferty won this jury award for a Norfolk Southern engineer whose train was caused to derail by a landslide. Norfolk Southern refused to settle, took the case to trial and lost. Read More...

$750,000 For SEPTA Engineer

Mr. Myers won a $750,000 settlement for a SEPTA engineer who slipped on oil on a locomotive. The oil had leaked into the engine room and been tracked into the control cab. The engineer walked into the control cab directly from the platform, did not see the oil, and fell. Read the case study here. Read More...

$1,515,000 Verdict for Trackman Hit By Train

Mr. Myers represented a Conrail track worker who was struck by a train and thrown 200 feet into a snow bank. The evidence at trial showed that the Conrail dispatcher gave permission for the train Read More...

Award of $850,000 to Trainman Who Fell Off Railcar

After a six day trial, a federal jury in Philadelphia awarded $850,000 to a conductor represented by Mr. Myers. The conductor, forced to climb onto a railcar roof to pry open a door that had jammed, fell and injured the heels of his feet. Read More...

$1,000,000 Verdict for Conductor

Mr. Myers represented a Conrail conductor who slipped on oil on the side of a railcar. After five days of trial, the jury deliberated less than two hours and awarded the conductor more than a million dollars for a small disc herniation in his back. Read More...

$1,500,000 in Amtrak “Cat Car” Case

This case involved a man seriously injured when he fell off a specially designed railroad car used by Amtrak to repair overhead catenary wire. Read More...

$733,000 for Amtrak conductor

Myers Lafferty attorney Bill Myers won a verdict for an Amtrak conductor who fell on water in the men’s room at the Race Street Engine House at 30th Street Station. Read More...

$600,000 Settlement for Delaware & Hudson Conductor

Myers Lafferty attorney Bill Myers represented a Delaware & Hudson conductor who was injured when he slipped in the mud while removing an End of Train device at the Oak Island Railyard in New Jersey. Read More...