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

Q: Am I allowed to see my own doctor, and should I tell my doctor how I was injured?

A: Yes to both questions. Often the railroad will steer you to one of the "company" doctors on its list, because those doctors are known by the railroad to say and do what the railroad wants, and not necessarily what is best for the injured employee. The company can require you to be examined by its doctor, but you should seek treatment from a doctor unrelated to the railroad, and who has your best interests and well-being at heart, and not the railroad's. It is important that your physician fully understand the type of work that you do on a daily basis. The doctor can usually treat you better if he or she understands how you were injured and what your job requirements are.

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Questions

Common Railroad Injury Questions

• What if I was also at fault for my injury, am I out of luck?
• What do I have to prove under the FELA in order to be compensated?
• If I'm injured on the job, what do I recover?

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