March 29, 2023 Insurance Personal Injury Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA) As an insured, you rely on your insurance company to provide coverage when you need it most. However, when your...
December 13, 2021 Personal Injury Railroad Injuries Rossi Vucinovich Wins $6.875 Million Jury Award for Woman Injured in 2017 Amtrak Train Wreck James Vucinovich and Coby Cohen, experienced trial lawyers of the Seattle firm of Rossi Vucinovich, achieved a nearly $7 million...
June 16, 2021 Personal Injury Railroad Injuries NTSB Declares Commitment to Improving Rail Worker Safety The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) added rail worker safety to its Top-10 list of “Most Wanted Safety Improvements.” The...
March 27, 2021 Personal Injury Railroad Injuries Can a Railroad Use an Injured Worker’s Digital Information in Court? In a lawsuit between an injured worker and a railroad carrier, both sides can use the tools of a process...
March 25, 2021 Personal Injury Railroad Injuries Can a Railroad Employer Use an Injured Workers Social Media in Court? Railroad carriers can try to decrease the value of an injured worker’s personal injury claim in several ways. One of...
September 20, 2020 Personal Injury Railroad Injuries Frequently Asked Questions on Occupational Disability Annuities Certain railroad employees are entitled to an occupational disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. There are several questions surrounding...
September 17, 2020 FELA Personal Injury Railroad Injuries The Use of “Safer Alternatives” in Proving Fault in Railway Safety Cases Railroad workers that are injured on the job must file a claim under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (FELA). Workers...
March 12, 2020 firing FRSA Legal Articles Personal Injury Railroad Injuries retaliation termination BNSF Management Practices Encourage the Suppression of Workplace Injuries A recent lawsuit tried in federal court has exposed a flawed culture within Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway. Testimony...
July 24, 2018 Legal Articles Personal Injury Railroad Injuries BSNF Forced to Pay $1.8 Million Whistleblower Judgment After a three-year court battle, including an appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, BNSF has finally paid the...
December 19, 2017 FELA Personal Injury Railroad Injuries Was The Amtrak Derailment Avoidable? In the aftermath of the recent Amtrak tragedy in Dupont, Washington, everyone from local news teams to the White House...