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: What happens if this is a re-injury and I settled my claim for the earlier injury a while back, can I still get compensation for the latest injury?
A: If a railroad worker injures a part of the body that was injured before, then, under the FELA, the worker can recover for any aggravation or worsening of the previous injury. So, you can't recover for the previous condition, but if you can show that the previous injury was worsened as a result of the latest incident, then you may recover for the changed condition.
Quick Contact
Joseph Perez Attorney and Counselor at Law
4525 South Boulevard
Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757.626.0292
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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?