Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP
5335 College Ave. Suite 5A Oakland, CA 94618, Oakland, CA 94618
5.0(4 reviews)About Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP
Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson LLP is a personal injury law firm with nine attorneys, operating from offices in Oakland and Los Angeles, California. The firm represents injured railroad workers, passengers, and victims of car and truck accidents. With over 90 years of experience, they have secured multi-million dollar verdicts for clients. The firm prepares every case for trial, serving clients across the Western United States.
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$19.5M
Railroad Worker Injury
Mr. Snell was run over and dragged by a locomotive during a switching operation, resulting in catastrophic injuries including amputations, fractured hip and ribs, punctured lung, head laceration, and trauma to shoulder and knee. He also suffered chronic pain and PTSD.
$8M
Train Passenger Injury
Emily T, a 20-year-old University of Washington student, was injured in a train derailment on Amtrak's inaugural new route due to Amtrak's failure to properly train crews, causing the train to hit a curve at 78 mph instead of 30 mph. She suffered a concussion, fractured clavicle, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and a Minor Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI).
$5.6M
Railroad Worker Injury
Mr. Jacob Keating, a locomotive engineer for Amtrak, was involved in two incidents. First, he was savagely beaten by a gang while trying to disburse them from the tracks in 2007. Second, in 2010, he suffered a severe PTSD episode when a red laser light was shined into his locomotive cab, believing he was targeted by a gun. Amtrak failed to improve safety after the first incident.
$5M
Railroad Crossing Accident
Joel Mangiaracina suffered significant orthopedic injuries (pelvis, ankle, thoracic spine fractures) after his truck was struck by an Amtrak train at a BNSF railroad crossing with inadequate warning devices. He was ejected from the truck and landed 100 feet away.
$4.9M
FELA Claim
Union Pacific Conductor Mario Orlando was thrown from a moving locomotive and suffered an ankle fracture and serious tendon tears, requiring four surgeries and resulting in permanent disability, after the locomotive struck a fixed-derail negligently left engaged by a Carman.
$4.9M
Railroad Worker Injury
Mr. Martin, a switchman for BNSF, was injured when he had to jump off an engine to avoid a crash with another train due to poor radio communication and a defective radio. He suffered a grossly fractured right ankle requiring fusion surgery and continues to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.