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 if I was also at fault for my injury, am I out of luck?
A: No, fortunately, in a FELA case, if the injured worker is partly at fault along with the railroad, then the total amount of the recovery is only reduced by the worker's proportional share of fault. So, for instance, if a worker was 10% at fault, and the total amount of recovery is $100,000, then that amount would be reduced by 10% to $90,000. An injured worker is barred from recovering only when the worker causes the injury solely and entirely, or the railroad isn't at fault at all.
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?