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$1250000.00SettlementArthur Uddyback (signal trainee):On October 31, 1985, I was employed by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations as a signal trainee in their Signal Department. I was sent out with my immediate supervisor to a signal bridge over the railroad tracks to perform maintenance work. My supervisor sent me up on the bridge to change a …

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$1330000.00 Verdict Scott Moran (signal trainee): I was only 29 years old when a simple slip on a small embankment in Norwalk, CT. changed my life forever. I didn’t fall when I slipped, but I twisted my back and herniated a disc. I had to have my spine fused. I went from being an avid …

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$1350000.00 Settlement Michael Hermann (Conductor): Michael Hermann was involved in the Spuyten Duyvil train derailment accident in December 2013. As the conductor, he was unaware that the train was taking a 30 mph curve at 82 mph, and suffered severe injuries because of the accident. Hear more about Mr. Hermann’s case and why he recommends Ira …

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$1400000.00 Verdict Robert Kendall (carpenter foreman): I was hired by the railroad industry in 1977 and worked for Metro-North Railroad from 1983 until 2007. My career was cut short because of a severe back injury I sustained opening up a heavy sliding gate leading into a railroad storage yard. I had complained to supervisors several …

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$2000000.00 Settlement “John Doe” Our client (name withheld due to non-disclosure agreement) was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended. Our client suffered significant injuries to multiple parts of her body. The claim was settled, without commencement of a lawsuit, for the full $2 million policy. This took 4 months to settle.