Trial Verdict
$4,381,753.00
Union Pacific Railroad SMART Trainman
Trial Lawyers — California & Nationwide
Representing Injured Railroad Employees Systemwide
For decades, Kaplan Law Corporation has represented injured workers under FELA, the Jones Act, and California personal-injury and employment law — recovering more than thirty-six trial verdicts in excess of $1,000,000.
- 36+Million-Dollar Verdicts
- Top 100California Jury Verdicts, 2024
- 12Union Affiliations
- AVPreeminent Rated
Kaplan Law Corporation specializes in the representation of railroad workers and their families under the Federal Employers Liability Act (F.E.L.A.). In addition to our specialization in FELA matters, we have attorneys handling cases involving all types of personal injury accidents (third-party construction, maritime, Jones Act, product liability, wrongful death, aviation, auto) as well as attorneys who handle employment law, wrongful termination, discrimination matters, pension rights, criminal, and worker's compensation matters.
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Important Recent Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts & Settlements
See how Kaplan Law Corporation continues to obtain successful results for our clients with these recent verdicts and settlements.
Trial Verdict
$1,998,137.00
In-service BNSF Maintenance of Way employee — Fresno, California
Recovery
$6,500,000.00
67-year-old railroad worker injured in a van accident
- $1,632,000.00 Trial Verdict BNSF Maintenance of Way worker — San Bernardino
- $6,750,000.00 Settlement Burn injuries from an oil refinery accident
- $4,500,000.00 Settlement Jones Act–Maritime case
- $3,000,000.00 Recovery Bicycle accident injuries
- $1,750,000.00 Settlement BNSF Engineer
- $1,250,000.00 Recovery Pedestrian head injury — walking outside crosswalk at night
- $1,000,000.00 Settlement Union Pacific Railroad worker
Know Your Rights as a Railroad Employee
FELA — the Federal Employers' Liability Act — was passed by Congress to promote railroad safety and ensure that the toll of injuries and deaths suffered by railroad workers does not occur without a just remedy for the injured worker or their survivors.
As union-approved attorneys, Kaplan Law Corporation provides a description of your FELA rights as an injured railroad worker in English, Navajo, and Spanish.
Download a PDF version
Recent Articles From Kaplan Law Corporation
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RailroadCumulative Trauma Claims Under FELA
A cumulative trauma claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act arises when a railroad worker sustains an injury that developed gradually over time as a result of repeated exposure to harmful working conditions — repetitive motions, excessive force, vibrations, heavy lifting, awkward positions, walking on uneven surfaces — rather than a single identifiable incident.
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Railroad AccidentAccident Reports
Under the General Rules of most railroads, you are only required to fill out an accident report. You are NOT required to give the railroad’s claims agent a written or recorded statement, even though they may give you the impression that you are. Knowing the difference protects your case.
Union Affiliations
Kaplan Law Corporation is union-approved counsel for railroad workers and other transportation, maritime, and trades unions.
