Practice Areas

• Personal Injury Law for Tidewater Virginia and Virginia Beach
• Truck and Tractor Trailer Accidents
• Nationwide FELA Representation for Railroaders
• Legal Help in Virginia for Burn Survivors
• Slips and Falls
• Brain Injury
• Amputation & Dismemberment Injuries
• Arm & Shoulder Injuries
• Pedestrian and Bicycling Injuries
• Ankle and Knee Injuries

Case Results

Railroad Injury and FELA Cases

• Brooklyn Jury Awards LIRR Trackman $3.75 Million

Awarded: $3,750,000

• D.C. jury awards $3.5 Million to Amtrak Electrician for burn injuries

Awarded: $3.5 million

• Back Injury to N&W Carman Leads to $700,000 Verdict

Awarded: $700,000

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

D.C. jury awards $3.5 Million to Amtrak Electrician for burn injuries

Joe Perez won a verdict for a 39-year-old Amtrak electrician against Amtrak for severe burns the railroad electrician sustained in an electrical explosion on the job. The explosion and injuries occurred when the electrician was repairing a defective electrical receptacle on an Amtrak train car and an unknown Amtrak employee turned on the 480-volt power to the train without warning. The electrician was set on fire in the resulting explosion, and suffered severe second and third degree burns to his hands, arms, chest, neck, and face. He was also treated for severe post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite the severe injuries, the railroad worker eventually returned to work full-time, but only after months of extensive medical treatment and therapy. The seven-day trial took place in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, and was briefly interrupted by the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Awarded: $3.5 million

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