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Union Pacific trainman gets $1.43 million dollar verdict for hip, ankle, and knee injuries

Posted on Jun 08, 2009

A jury has awarded a long-time Union Pacific trainman a $1.43 million dollar verdict after the trainman began suffering knee, ankle, and hip problems.

The trainman claimed that his knee, ankle, and hip problems were caused by walking on mainline ballast in the railyard which created an uneven walking surface.  After decades of walking on the uneven surface, the trainman began suffering severe hip, ankle, and knee problems that made it impossible for him to work.

He had been making about $60,000 per year.  His past lost income was $375,000 and his future lost income was $1,050,000.

The trainman claimed that Union Pacific violated the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) by failing to provide safe walking surfaces.  The trainman was backed up by an expert who testified that Union Pacific had some of the worst conditions in terms of walking surfaces he had ever seen.

The case was tried to a jury once and the trainman lost.  He hired a different lawyer and won the second time.

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