$355,000 Verdict to NS Conductor for Chronic Back Strain

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A long-time Norfolk Southern locomotive conductor received a $355,000 jury verdict in Durham, North Carolina, for a chronic back sprain he suffered when the train he was on collided with a loaded gravel truck at a crossing in central North Carolina. The conductor was unable to work for several months while he recovered and was treated for his injuries, but he eventually returned back to work full duty. The evidence at trial showed that the tractor-trailer filled with gravel failed to come to a complete stop as required by law, and that the railroad carelessly allowed vegetation to grow up along the tracks and around the crossing, which obstructed the sight distances for truck drivers at the busy industrial crossing. Before the verdict, the most that the railroad and the trucking company offered the conductor was $50,000.

Awarded: $355,000

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