The Moody Law Firm

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Railroad Accident

Patrick W. Casale, a communications maintenance worker, was injured in February 1990 while working on a utility pole on an island in the Roanoke River. He won a $1.3 million jury verdict, which was reversed, then a $2 million verdict, also reversed. A third jury awarded $5 million, leading to a confidential settlement with CSX Transportation, Inc.

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Railroad Accident

Plaintiff, an RCO, tripped on a railroad tie in the Roanoke Material Yard, severely twisting his right ankle. He was diagnosed with a torn tendon and later developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) after two surgeries. He is permanently disabled and unable to work.

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Railroad Accident

A jury awarded $3,750,000 to Robert M. Hahn, a 41-year-old Long Island Rail Road trackman, who tripped and fell on a discarded chain-link fence while replacing a cross tie. He suffered two herniated discs in his lower back, requiring three surgeries, and was permanently injured.

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Medical Malpractice

Norfolk jury awarded a dental patient, Keith Riddick, $3 million plus pre-judgment interest for grave injuries due to a local dentist's negligence. The dentist failed to diagnose and treat an infection after a routine tooth extraction, leading to necrotizing fasciitis. Mr. Riddick was permanently disabled and must eat through a feeding tube.

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Occupational Disease

A jury ordered Norfolk Southern Corp. to pay Allan Couch, a former brakeman, $2.6 million after he sued, claiming the noise of locomotives and train whistles caused persistent roaring in his ears (tinnitus), leading to deep depression and psychosis. He worked for the railroad from 1970 to 1992.

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Railroad Accident

A Roanoke jury awarded $2.4 million to Ken 'Dan' Rothgeb, a 52-year-old former Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer, who tripped over a discarded joint bar and landed on a switch stand in the Waynesboro yard, breaking his back. The accident occurred during a nighttime shift.