The Moody Law Firm
500 Crawford Street, Ste 200, Portsmouth, VA 23704, Portsmouth, VA 23704
About The Moody Law Firm
The Moody Law Firm, established in 1958, represents clients in personal injury, mass tort, and occupational disease cases. Headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, the firm also specializes in Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) claims for railroad workers. Its attorneys are licensed in multiple states and provide nationwide representation. The firm has recovered over one billion dollars for clients. Founding attorney Willard J. Moody, Sr. was a National Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame inductee.
Our Attorneys
Willard J. Moody, Jr.
President and Senior Attorney
42+ years experience
Claude W. Anderson, Jr.
40+ years experience
Michael R. Davis
34+ years experience
David S. Schnitzer
28+ years experience
Amy L. Stone
Firm Managing Attorney
25+ years experience
Jonathan L. Stone
18+ years experience
John H. Coston IV
13+ years experience
Notable Case Results
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$5M
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.
$4.5M
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.
$3.8M
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.
$3.7M
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.
$2.6M
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.
$2.4M
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.