• $9.33 Million VERDICT (KY): Trainman employee sustained traumatic below knee amputation and crush injuries in switching incident.
• $1.52 Million VERDICT (MO): Maintenance of Way employee with multiple crushed hand injuries.
• $1.1 Million SETTLEMENT (MO): Maintenance of Way employee multiple orthopedic injuries when hit by rail off of truck.
• $800,000 VERDICT (TN): Carman employee injured back lifting an EOT device.
• $750,000 SETTLEMENT (IL): Conductor employee injured knee due to yard conditions.
• $725,000 SETTLEMENT (OH): Conductor employee injured neck operating a switch.
• $720,000 SETTLEMENT (WV): Machinist employee traumatic back injury, case settled during trial.
• $637,500 SETTLEMENT (MO): Carman employee injured back and knee from slip and fall at auto plant.
• $675,000 VERDICT (IL): Coach Cleaner employee injured back from slip and fall in railcar.
• $675,000 VERDICT (TN): Electrician employee traumatic injuries to wrists and knees.
• $650,000 SETTLEMENT (IL): Switchman employee injured knee and back due to yard conditions.
• $647,000 SETTLEMENT (VA): Engineer employee cumulative trauma back injuries.
• $360,000 SETTLEMENT (MO): Engineer employee cumulative trauma neck and carpal tunnel injuries.
• $335,000 SETTLEMENT (AL): Engineer employee cumulative trauma neck and knee injuries.
• $250,000 SETTLEMENT (OK): Conductor employee cumulative trauma back injuries.
• $250,000 SETTLEMENT (KS): Conductor employee cumulative trauma back and knee injuries.
• $200,000 SETTLEMENT (TN): Engineer employee cumulative trauma neck injuries.
• $3,250,000 VERDICT (TN): Carman employee brain cancer due to occupational exposures.
• $575,000 SETTLEMENT (TN): Electrician employee brain cancer due to occupational exposures.
• $330,000 SETTLEMENT (AL): Carman employee brain cancer due to occupational exposures.
• $287,000 SETTLEMENT (SC): Clerk employee respiratory injuries from occupational exposure
• $250,000 SETTLEMENT (TN): Engineer employee brain cancer due to occupational exposures.
• $250,000 SETTLEMENT (KY): Engineer employee with cancer due to occupational exposures.
• $185,000 SETTLEMENT (IN): Engineer employee with cancer due to occupational exposures.
• $850,000 SETTLEMENT (MO): Conductor employee multiple orthopedic injuries from a low speed railroad van accident.
• $671,000 VERDICT (FL): Service Attendant employee soft-tissue neck injuries in an on-duty vehicular accident.
• $140,000 SETTLEMENT (OK): Conductor employee soft-tissue neck injuries in low speed van accident, in-service.
• $1.5 Million SETTLEMENT (MO): Wrongful death of man engulfed in a grain elevator.
• $680,000 SETTLEMENT (OH): Woman injured in a trucking accident.
• $200,000 SETTLEMENT (MO): Woman injured knee and back in slip and fall incident.

Chicago Railroad Retirement Benefit Lawyers

Getting your disability benefits started as quickly as possible is important. This requires completion of forms by you and your doctor. Disability and sickness benefit applications are necessary to obtain benefits. If you are off sick, injured or unemployed, you should not request vacation pay until you have first contacted O'Brien Chod, LLC, as there are significant consequences with regard to your health insurance that may be impacted.

The earlier you consult with our lawyers and disability specialist at O'Brien Chod, LLC, the better informed you will be. Please contact us at any point following a railroad injury for trusted advice and guidance.

Kansas City Railroad Worker Pension Attorneys

The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is a federal agency that administers a program similar to Social Security for employees of railroad companies. Navigating the paperwork and benefit options available through the RRB can be complicated.

RRB Benefit Expert

At O'Brien Chod, LLC, we offer advice and guidance from Deborah Rine, an insurance specialist who worked for the RRB for more than 25 years. She is uniquely qualified to advise clients with all aspects and issues under the U.S. Railroad Retirement Act, including the filing of all required paperwork for disability annuities, pensions, RRB sickness, insurance, unemployment and survivorship benefits.

Private Insurance, Medical and Disability Benefits

We are also experienced in all aspects of the applicable private insurance policies (MetLife and Aetna) and all issues involving medical insurance, disability benefits and Medicare coverage, which are vitally important to railroaders and their families.

If you have questions about the benefits to which you are entitled after a railroad injury, contact our knowledgeable team. At O'Brien Chod, LLC, there is no charge to review or discuss your circumstances, and no obligation to hire us. Whether you are searching for assistance with your railroad retirement benefits in Chicago, Illinois, or nationwide, call our law firm toll free at 877-746-3165 or e-mail us.

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