--- title: FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers | FELA recovery description: FELA recovery | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers for on job injuries and whistleblower claims and those of injured passengers. --- [![fw-fela-logo.png](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fw-fela-logo.png?width=504&name=fw-fela-logo.png "fw-fela-logo.png")](https://www.felaattorney.com/) ![lpheader-blog-header.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LP_Headers/lpheader-blog-header.jpg?width=1024&name=lpheader-blog-header.jpg "lpheader-blog-header.jpg") ## FELA Attorney's Blog | Exploring the rights and issues of railroad workers and rail passengers ## [Why You Can't Prepare for a Deposition Far in Advance](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/why-you-cant-prepare-for-a-deposition-far-in-advance) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Jul 7, 2020 2:15:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![The Forgetting Curve_FELA](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Forgetting%20Curve_FELA.png?width=871&name=The%20Forgetting%20Curve_FELA.png)   Former railroad clients should look at that bar chart and say “Marc was right.”  Because I came across the graphic above recently and thought to myself, “Finally, I am validated.” The bar chart represents “The Forgetting Curve” developed through the groundbreaking research of a 19th Century psychologist named[ Hermann Ebbinghaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Ebbinghaus). It shows the dramatic rate at which our memories fade after being introduced to new information that isn’t frequently used afterward. Within an hour, you won’t remember half of what you were told. Within a day, two-thirds will have faded. After a week? Forget about it, literally. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/why-you-cant-prepare-for-a-deposition-far-in-advance) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/why-you-cant-prepare-for-a-deposition-far-in-advance#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Rights of Railroad workers](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/rights-of-railroad-workers), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/verdict), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury), [settlements](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/settlements), [trials](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/trials) ## [Cumulative Trauma: A Workplace Injury Inflicted in Slow Motion](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/cumulative-trauma-a-workplace-injury-inflicted-in-slow-motion) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Jun 11, 2020 9:33:37 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![FELA Blog Header v2](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FELA%20Blog%20Header%20v2.png?width=834&name=FELA%20Blog%20Header%20v2.png) Life didn’t have to be so hard for John. The pounding his lower back absorbed after a decade as a diesel mechanic for a commuter railroad had taken its toll. He checked himself into the hospital for a three-level spinal fusion to relieve chronic pain that had become unbearable. The suffering was unnecessary. John’s work involved bending over a locomotive engine at an awkward angle for hours at a time, performing heavy labor. But with some equipment common in other yards, he could have pulled the hood off the locomotive to work on the engine in a more comfortable position, or removed portions to work on them externally. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/cumulative-trauma-a-workplace-injury-inflicted-in-slow-motion) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/cumulative-trauma-a-workplace-injury-inflicted-in-slow-motion#comments-listing) Topics: [how to hire a railroad lawyer](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/how-to-hire-a-railroad-lawyer), [verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/verdict), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [$1.2 Million Trial Verdict for Signal Inspector Hurt on Railroad](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/1.2-million-trial-verdict-for-signal-inspector-hurt-on-railroad) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on May 8, 2020 6:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![$1.2 Million Trial Verdict for Signal Inspector Railroad Attorney Marc Wietzke-1](https://www.felaattorney.com/hubfs/$1.2%20Million%20Trial%20Verdict%20for%20Signal%20Inspector%20Railroad%20Attorney%20Marc%20Wietzke-1.jpeg) Early on a cold January morning in 2016, Calvin*, a career signal inspector for NJ Transit, was performing switch cleaning after a heavy snowfall threatened to cripple the commute for many on the North Jersey Coastline. After completing the job, he hopped into the passenger seat of a company truck and buckled up for the ride to the next switch. Coming around an icy curve the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole with enough force to break it in half. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/1.2-million-trial-verdict-for-signal-inspector-hurt-on-railroad) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/1.2-million-trial-verdict-for-signal-inspector-hurt-on-railroad#comments-listing) Topics: [how to hire a railroad lawyer](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/how-to-hire-a-railroad-lawyer), [verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/verdict), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [I’m Suing the Railroad. Where Will My FELA Lawsuit Take Place?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/im-suing-the-railroad.-where-will-my-fela-lawsuit-take-place) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Feb 8, 2020 6:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![105th street & Park Ave 009 FELA attorney Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/105th%20street%20%26%20Park%20Ave%20009.jpg?width=900&name=105th%20street%20%26%20Park%20Ave%20009.jpg)Where you go to trial isn’t as simple as the court nearest to where you live. Lawsuit locations are influenced by several factors and, this might surprise you, your FELA attorney actually has a say in which court you land. And if your lawyer is strategic, that location could improve your outcome. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/im-suing-the-railroad.-where-will-my-fela-lawsuit-take-place) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/im-suing-the-railroad.-where-will-my-fela-lawsuit-take-place#comments-listing) Topics: [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [Does Geography Matter? When Choosing a Railroad Lawyer, Think Past State Lines](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/does-geography-matter-when-choosing-a-railroad-lawyer-think-past-state-lines) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Jul 13, 2017 1:30:08 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)     ![006-1.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/006-1.jpg?width=1024&name=006-1.jpg)If you get hurt in a train yard in Kentucky can a lawyer in New York represent you? He sure can. And in fact, the best lawyer for a rail worker’s injury is likely out-of-state. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/does-geography-matter-when-choosing-a-railroad-lawyer-think-past-state-lines) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/does-geography-matter-when-choosing-a-railroad-lawyer-think-past-state-lines#comments-listing) Topics: [Checklist for hiring railroad lawyer](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/checklist-for-hiring-railroad-lawyer), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [whistleblower](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/whistleblower), [FELA v Workers' Comp](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-v-workers-comp), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [What Does A $2 Million Finger Injury Case Look Like?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-does-a-2-million-finger-injury-case-look-like) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Jun 21, 2016 9:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![011-2.jpg](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/011-2.jpg?width=406&name=011-2.jpg) Brian is a 31 year-old LIRR electrician. Or at least he was until a portion of his ring finger on his right hand was severed in an on-the-job accident. He sued the railroad and after less than three days of trial, a jury awarded him almost $2 million for his injury and wage loss. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-does-a-2-million-finger-injury-case-look-like) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/what-does-a-2-million-finger-injury-case-look-like#comments-listing) Topics: [LIRR](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/lirr), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [lost wages](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/lost-wages), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury), [wage loss calculator](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/wage-loss-calculator), [trials](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/trials), [finger injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/finger-injury) ## [Amtrak Signal Foreman Recovers $2.9 Million After Train Sideswipe](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/amtrak-signal-foreman-recovers-2.9-million-after-train-sideswipe) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Apr 30, 2015 4:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![amtrak-signalman-million-dollar-verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hubfs/amtrak_trains_in_shop.jpg?width=1404&name=amtrak_trains_in_shop.jpg "amtrak-signalman-million-dollar-verdict")   Last month, Joe*, a signal foreman with Amtrak, received almost $3 million from a jury verdict in his lawsuit against Amtrak after he was hit by a LIRR train on a jobsite. Joe was supervising the installation of trough along the right-of -way of the busiest interlocking in the U.S. at 3:30 in the morning when he was hit by a train he never saw coming. The jobsite, located east of the East River in New York was inside a ditch six feet from the center line of a live adjacent track. Joe didn’t know it, but at the moment he turned to step out of the ditch, an LIRR train was approaching at 30 mph. Because the watchman never blew his horn, Joe stepped up out of the ditch and into the side of the train. The impact left him with a mild traumatic brain injury and a spinal injury requiring fusions. It also ended his career as a signal foreman with the railroad. He had 15 years to go to retirement. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/amtrak-signal-foreman-recovers-2.9-million-after-train-sideswipe) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/amtrak-signal-foreman-recovers-2.9-million-after-train-sideswipe#comments-listing) Topics: [verdict](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/verdict), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury), [how much is my case worth?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/how-much-is-my-case-worth) ## [[PHOTOS] 8 More Absurdly Common Safety Hazards For Railroad Workers](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/photos-8-more-absurdly-common-safety-hazards-for-railroad-workers) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Dec 29, 2014 3:49:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![railroad workers sue carrier for safety negligence](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-2171362400.jpg?width=326&name=file-2171362400.jpg "railroad workers sue carrier for safety negligence")In my last blog about the everyday dangers railroad workers face on the job, I shared [nine photos of on-the-job hazards that led to injuries for my clients.](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/photos-9-unbelievably-common-railroad-safety-hazards) Unfortunately for employees, it wasn't hard to dig up a bunch more. Each of these photos represents a failure by the railroad to ensure a safe work environment for its workers. That's eight instances where a carrier negligence violated FELA, the law that protects rail workers. See if you can spot the safety hazards in each of these pictures. I bet you encountered some of them on your last shift. [All photos by Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/) [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/photos-8-more-absurdly-common-safety-hazards-for-railroad-workers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/photos-8-more-absurdly-common-safety-hazards-for-railroad-workers#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Railroad safety issues](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/railroad-safety-issues), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [reporting safety concerns](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/reporting-safety-concerns), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [How Long Does A Railroad Trial Last? 10 Lawsuit Questions Answered](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-long-does-a-railroad-trial-last-10-lawsuit-questions-answered) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Dec 12, 2014 4:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![marc wietzke fela attorney](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-2221421212.jpg?width=326&name=file-2221421212.jpg "marc wietzke fela attorney")Next to “[How much is my case worth?](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/hurt-on-railroad-how-much-is-my-case-worth)” questions about the timing and duration of lawsuits are the ones I hear most often from railroad workers. Timing is critical to lawsuits. If they’re going to protect their rights, workers need to know the window in which they have to report an injury, file an FELA suit or file a whistleblower claim. ***This blog will answer those questions along with tougher, more, it-depends-on-your-situation queries like, “When will I get paid?” and “How long will my trial last?”*** Read on for 10 answers to the most often asked timing-related questions about FELA injury and whistleblower claims.   ## * 1. How long do I have to report an injury?* There is no legal requirement. I know your company rules say to report it immediately or possibly by the end of your shift. But I am here to tell you that with the whistleblower amendments to the Federal Railroad Safety Act,** [you cannot (validly) be brought up on any kind of discipline charges for late report of injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/10-reasons-you-might-have-a-whistleblower-claim-against-railroad).** That is, so long as the delay was in good faith. In other words, report the injury when you know you have one. If that is two days later because the pain and soreness is not going away, then so be it. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-long-does-a-railroad-trial-last-10-lawsuit-questions-answered) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-long-does-a-railroad-trial-last-10-lawsuit-questions-answered#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [whistleblower](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/whistleblower), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) ## [How to Calculate Your Future Wage Loss From the Railroad](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-to-calculate-your-future-wage-loss-from-the-railroad) Posted by [Marc Wietzke](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/author/marc-wietzke) on Oct 24, 2014 12:42:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![how to calculate future wage loss railroad](https://www.felaattorney.com/hs-fs/hub/312738/file-1944198884.jpg "how to calculate future wage loss railroad")If you've been hurt, you already know what money you're out of pocket. You know those bills you couldn't pay. You probably know how to put together a wage loss claim for past wages.  (If not, here is a link to [a wage loss calculator that takes the work out of coming up with your wage loss.](https://www.felaattorney.com/free-wage-loss-calculator) It even allows you to include lost overtime.) But if your injury is going to keep you out of work into the future, and you either want to settle your case now, or you’ll never return to work, then you have something called ***future wage loss***.  Figuring out how much you will lose in the future can be a little more speculative, but if you take the right factors into consideration, you can have a solid basis to make a claim for the money that you’ll lose down the road.  In this blog I’ll explain how to calculate future wage loss with an example from a recent trial that I brought to verdict. [Read More](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-to-calculate-your-future-wage-loss-from-the-railroad) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/how-to-calculate-your-future-wage-loss-from-the-railroad#comments-listing) Topics: [FAQs on the job injuries](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries), [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit), [FELA recovery](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery), [lost wages](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/lost-wages), [FELA injury](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury), [wage loss calculator](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/wage-loss-calculator) [All posts](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/all) [Next](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery/page/2) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [FELA injury (31)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-injury) - [FAQs on the job injuries (24)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/faqs-on-the-job-injuries) - [Basic steps to filing a fela lawsuit (20)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/basic-steps-to-filing-a-fela-lawsuit) - [Railroad safety issues (19)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/railroad-safety-issues) - [FELA recovery (15)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/fela-recovery) - [whistleblower (13)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/whistleblower) - [Rights of Railroad workers (11)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/rights-of-railroad-workers) - [settlements (10)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/settlements) - [reporting safety concerns (8)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/reporting-safety-concerns) - [how to file a claim against railroad (7)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/how-to-file-a-claim-against-railroad) - [verdict (7)](https://www.felaattorney.com/blog/topic/verdict) - [how much is my case worth? 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