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 […]
The Missouri Court of Appeals has affirmed a verdict of $4.4M in Rob Hays v. BNSF Railway Company. This is the largest FELA verdict in the state of Missouri in the last two years, and the largest verdict ever in St. Francois County. Mr. Hays, represented by experienced FELA attorney Steven L. Groves, filed suit
Missouri Court of Appeals affirms Hays v. BNSF verdict of $4,400,00.00 Read More »
On Friday June 26, 2015 at 8:00 p.m., after a five day trial, a St. Francois County, Missouri jury returned a verdict for an injured railroad worker for $4,400,000.00. The railroad had offered $200,000 to settle the case. Mr. Hays was working for BNSF Railway Company as a contract employee operating a weld truck with
