Indiana Train and Railroad Crossing Accidents
Contact Indianapolis rail accident attorney Tony Zirkle for a free consultation about your right to compensation for personal injury or wrongful death damages in a train accident or a motor vehicle accident at a railroad crossing. At the Law Offices of Tony Zirkle, our ability to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence of the accident scene can make a significant difference in the amount of your ultimate compensation.
If you need an Indiana Train Accident Crash Attorney, contact Indiana Train Accident Tony Zirkle now!
Train Accidents FAQ's
We represent train accident victims on a contingent fee basis, which means that you pay no attorney's fee until we make a favorable recovery on your claim.
Train Accidents and Injuries - An Overview
Railroads continue to play a vital role in the American economy. There are more than one hundred thousand miles of rail line throughout the country. While passenger use of railroads has declined over time, rail transportation continues as a popular, high-volume, low-cost method to ship freight and goods.
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Improving Highway/Railroad Crossing Safety
In the United States there are more than 250,000 highway-rail grade crossings. With as many as 96% of train accidents and injuries occurring at highway rail crossings, drivers, pedestrians and the railroad industry all benefit from steps that produce increased safety on and around crossings. These tips may help you prevent a train accident and the catastrophic injuries that often result from them. They may also help you determine a potential means of recovery if you or someone you know has been hurt or killed in a railroad/roadway crossing accident.
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Protection of FELA Benefits
Injured railroad workers may not realize that they could lose their Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) benefits unless they are proactive about protecting their interests. The law imposes firm timing and filing deadlines on FELA claims. Railroad employers usually work very hard to reduce their responsibility to injured workers by enforcing all available notice and deadline requirements.
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Railroad FELA Defense Tactics
The investigation process in Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) claims is an opportunity for the railroad employers' defense teams to gather helpful information in defense against the FELA claims. Claim agents, railroad officers, and even attorneys may approach injured railroad workers during pretrial investigations. Unfortunately, some of the information the railroads attempt to gather is damaging to the injured workers' cases.
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Extra-Hazardous Crossings
Generally, the law requires that cars must yield to oncoming trains at railroad - roadway crossings because trains have a superior right-of-way. This rule usually serves as a baseline when determining responsibility for any accident or injury that occurs at a crossing. However, when a crossing is deemed extrahazardous, the railroad owes a greater duty of care to protect crossing cars and pedestrians from the exceptional danger.
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Train Accidents and Injuries
Railroads continue to play a vital role in the American economy. There are more than one hundred thousand miles of rail line throughout the country. While passenger use of railroads has declined over time, rail transportation continues as a popular high-volume, low-cost method to ship freight and goods.
Read More
If you need an Indiana Train Accident Crash Attorney, contact Indiana Train Accident Tony Zirkle now!
