FELA Cases Explained | Injured Railroad Worker FAQs

In this video, railroad worker injury attorney John Cooper and paralegal Stephanie Adams discuss what railroad workers should know about FELA and on-the-job injuries. 

Hear John's answers to frequently asked questions including: 

• What are the immediate steps a railroad employee should take after getting injured at work?
  
  
• What should an injured railroad employee tell the doctor when they present for treatment?
  
  
• Should the railroad claims department have access to medical bills or records?
  
  
• What is the most common mistake that railroad employees make after getting injured at work?
  
  
• Railroad injury cases are handled under FELA. What is FELA, and how is it different from worker’s compensation?
  
  
• What compensation can an injured railroad worker receive in a FELA case? 
  
  
• How is negligence proven in a railroad worker accident, and how can an attorney help?
  
  
• Is wrongful death covered by FELA?
  
  
• If a railroad employee has been injured and is out of work without an income, what can they do? 
  
  
• If a railroad employee has experienced any of the things we’ve talked about today, why should they call Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers? 

Attorney John Cooper is union designated counsel and has decades of experience fighting for injured railroad workers. He was won many millions of dollars for clients who have worked for large railroad companies like CSK, Amtrak, Norfolk Southern, and more.

Contact John and his personal injury team for a free consultation at 757-333-3333 or visit us online at www.cooperhurley.com 

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

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