Pottroff & Karlin LLC

$160.4M

Railroad Crossing Accident

Jury awarded a verdict for a passenger seriously injured at a crossing that lacked lights and gates. The verdict included $40.4 million in actual damages and $120 million in punitive damages, but was later reduced on appeal.

$36

Railroad Derailment

Total settlement for a family after a Canadian National freight train derailment, explosion, and fire. Zoila Tellex was killed, Jose Tellez received $22.5 million for loss of his wife and burn injuries, and Adriana received $13.7 million for loss of her unborn child and burn injuries.

$28M

Railroad Crossing Accident

Jury verdict for four young adults killed in a railroad crossing collision in Anoka, Minnesota. The judge imposed an additional sanction against BNSF for mishandling, destruction, lying, and covering up of evidence.

$8M

Railroad Accident

Jury awarded compensatory damages to a tow truck driver who was injured by a moving train while towing another vehicle off the railroad tracks.

$6

Railroad Crossing Accident

Settlement for the death of Katie Ann Lunn, who was hit by an Amtrak passenger train at a Canadian National crossing where CN crews had deactivated signals. Investigation exposed numerous violations of federal and railroad regulations by the CN signal crew.

$4

Railroad Accident

Jury awarded damages to a dump truck driver who injured his back due to the negligence of a BNSF flagman, causing him to jump from his truck to escape an approaching train.