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After a five-day trial, a Chariton County, Missouri jury returned a verdict for an injured locomotive engineer for $2,513,000.00 in damages caused by BNSF’s negligence.  The case was brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA).  The jury also found that BNSF’s violation of the Locomotive Inspection Act and a Federal Railroad Administration regulation related

Partner Steve Groves led a team that included partner Linda Powers and associate Emery Reusch at a trial held in Chariton County in North Central, MO. The Jury found that BNSF violated the Locomotive Inspection Act, FRA regulations and the FELA.  Plaintiff’s damages were assessed at $2,513,000.00.   The client was an engineer operating between

Steve Groves’ hauls in another win after a jury in Ray County, Missouri recently returned a verdict for an injured railroad worker of $750,000.00.  The responsible railroad, BNSF, fought the case hard making an offer of only $100,000.00, which Groves Powers LLC declined deeming the amount unjust.   The railroad worker had returned to work after

On Tuesday Nov. 21, 2017 the Missouri Supreme Court upheld the verdict and decision of the court of appeals in Hays v. BNSF.  Mr. Hays, a contractor working for BNSF, was helping lay rail on BNSF’s tracks with a BNSF rail production gang while operating a weld truck.  The weld truck, which is a box