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RAILROAD CROSSING CASES  

Summary:

Under either state or federal law, railroads have a duty to provide precautions where their rails intersect with our highways and county roads. Given that there are more than 150,000 crossings in the United States, railroads are accountable for our protection in every corner of the country. Though these companies are multi-billion dollar enterprises, they somehow fail to spend the necessary money on minimum protections to ensure that our families are not at risk whenever we drive over the tracks. Sadly, that carelessness results in thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths every year.

When taking on a railroad company, a plaintiff needs an attorney with the experience and resources to stand up to a giant corporation. The Robert Pahlke Law Group has repeatedly proven that it can face the railroad and successfully represent its clients—with a verdict in court or a settlement at the negotiating table (see our FELA cases).

Regardless of which attorney you choose, you should gather evidence of your claim as soon and as fully as you can. Unfortunately, in an effort to avoid liability for negligence, large railroad companies—as they have been caught doing in the past—may destroy evidence of claims before it can be gathered.

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