Disability Law

Providence, RI Railroad Worker Loses Life by Amtrak Train
Providence, RI: A one-time employee of Amtrak who was working there in the capacity of a contractor, was killed, while two other railroad workers sustained injuries. Sixty-five year old Gary Graves lost his life on March 13th 2008 while completing some track work on a contracted basis for Amtrak.

John Cooper Elected as Chair of the Railroad Law Section
John M. Cooper of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton in Virginia Beach has been elected to a one year term (2008-2009) as Chair of the Railroad Law Section of the American Association for Justice during AAJ's 62nd annual convention in Philadelphia, PA...

Railroad Worker Injuries: Life and Death on the Rails
Steelville, IL: Life on the railroad can be tough, and is anything but the romanticized image of big, tough men (and women) happily slugging it out with a smile on their face and coal dust in their lungs...

This Article is a Must Read For All Paducah and Western Kentucky Railroad Workers
The following article is written by my Attorney friend, Rick Shapiro.  He is discussing Radioactive exposures to Railroad Workers and their rights.  He goes into great detail and discusses workers in Oak Ridge and Paducah Kentucky, where hazards are the greatest...

Railroad Retirement and the Pension Protection Act
Tucked away toward the end of the Pension Protection Act are two sections which made changes to Railroad Retirement. Section 1002 and Section 1003 both became effective on August 17, 2007, one year after the date PPA was enacted...

Railroad Liability - Sometimes it's about being a good citizen.
A train with many cars is stopped in a city or town. The train has many cars and those cars once stopped block several of the streets in the city or town. The rail cars are black and this particular night it's very dark...

Railroad Workers
concerning the growing number of work-related injuries in the railroad industry.

Railroad Worker Leukemia
Union Pacific pays settlement to former manager exposed to carcinogenic chemicals.