Kaplan Law Corporation specializes in the representation of railroad workers and their families under the Federal Employers Liability Act (F.E.L.A.). In addition to our specialization in FELA matters, we have attorneys handling cases involving all types of personal injury accidents (Third party construction, maritime, Jones Act, product liability, wrongful death, aviation, auto) as well as attorneys who handle employment law, wrongful termination, discrimination matters, pension rights, criminal and worker's compensation matters.

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Important Recent Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts & Settlements

See how Kaplan Law Corporation continues to obtain successful results for their clients with these recent verdicts and settlements.

  • $1,998,137.00 trial verdict for an in service BNSF Maintenance of Way employee in Fresno, California.
  • $6,500,000.00 for a 67 year old railroad worker injured in a van accident
  • $1,632,000.00 trial verdict for a BNSF Maintenance of Way worker in San Bernardino
  • $6,750,000.00 settlement for burn injuries suffered in an oil refinery accident
  • $4,500,000.00 settlement for a Jones Act-Maritime case
  • $3,000,000.00 for injuries sustained in a bicycle accident
  • $1,750,000.00 settlement with BNSF
  • $1,250,000.00 for a head injury in a tour bus accident
  • $1,000,000.00 settlement for a plaintiff who worked for Union Pacific Railroad
  • $600,000.00 for psychiatric injuries sustained in a train accident
  • $355,000.00 paid for an ADA claim for a railroad member of SMART

Know Your Rights as a Railroad Employee

FELA is short for the Federal Employer's Liability Act. This Act was passed by congress to promote safety and insure that the terrible toll of injuries and deaths suffered by railroad workers did not occur without a just remedy for the injured worker or his survivors.

Kaplan Law Corporation as union approved attorneys provides a description of your FELA rights as an injured railroad worker in Navajo and Spanish.

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