| Railroad Accidents Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $6,000,000 | Rail-yard worker, 28, was clipped by train and dragged to death. Estate claimed "caution" line was too close to tracks. Defense contended worker wasn't careful. | Zambrano v. CSX Corp. Hudson Co., N.J.; Super. Ct.; No. L6320-04 (5/7/08) |
| $4,000,000 | Engineer sustained second-degree burns and arm and knee injuries when train engine's coolant hose exploded. Defendant's representative admitted engine was faulty. |
Cessna v. CSX Transportation Inc. Miami-Dade Co., Fla.; Cir. Ct.; No. 13-2006-CA-000232 (8/31/07) |
| $2,500,000 | Conductor claimed he slipped on ice that accumulated in train's compressor room, sustained back, hip and leg injuries. Defense contended worker didn't exercise caution. | Poole v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. Cook Co., Ill.; Cir. Ct.; No. 05 L 8943 (2/28/08) |
| $2,000,000 | Teen killed in car/train crash at unprotected crossing. Estate claimed one sounding of train's horn wasn't sufficient; defense contended car's driver didn't stop at crossing. | Bunkley-Walton v. City of Talbottom DeKalb Co., Ga.; State Ct.; No. 06A46436 (12/19/07) |
| $761,347 | Engineer claimed brakeman rolled six cars down hill, into crash with his locomotive. Sides debated whether resultant back, leg, neck injuries prevented resumption of work. | Lowery v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. St. Louis, Mo.; Cir. Ct.; No. 042-01983 (10/10/07) |
| $600,000 | Signalman claimed track's rotted cross-ties broke under his feet, causing herniation and fractured leg. Defense contended plaintiff should have seen and avoided rotted ties. | Johnson v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Roanoke, Va.; Cir. Ct.; No. CL06000883-00 (9/5/07) |
| $100,000 | Plaintiff claimed train started too soon after she boarded, causing fall, fractures of hip and vertebra. Defense contended train won't start until three seconds after doors close. | Szerbin v. Port Authority of Allegheny County Allegheny Co., Pa.; Ct. C. P.; No. GD-06-014903 (5/21/08) |
| Defense | Faulty crossing signals blamed for car/train crash that left motorist with broken ankles, feet, legs and pelvis. Defense contended signals worked properly. | Smith v. Kansas City Southern Railway E.D., Texas; No. 06-cv-00291-LED-JDL (1/31/08) |
| Defense | Engineer claimed he stepped off of train and slipped on track ballast that was badly sloped, sustained injuries that led to spinal fusion. Defense contended track was safe. | Thanisiu v. CSX Transportation Inc. Lucas Co., Ohio; Ct. C. P.; No. CIO200506962 (11/29/07) |
| Defense | Train's conductor claimed he fell, fractured knee because he was forced to carry and wear bulky equipment. Defense argued equipment didn't create unsafe circumstances. | King v. CSX Transportation Inc. Lucas Co., Ohio; Ct. C. P.; No. C1064424 (8/31/07) |
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