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Thursday, 28 July 2011 07:59 |
Picking an attorney that is able to start and finish your casewith you can become an important factor in the details and in thecompensation. Always ask when seekingcouncil if the attorney is “Board Certified” and “Trial Law Certified”. Belowis a story of just one example of how it pays off.
A recent personal injury case against CSX Transportation provesthat you should consider your options carefully before accepting an offer tosettle out of court. An gentleman, who was a conductor employed by CSX atthe time, was severely injured during a fall in 2007 while dismounting atank car. The incident took place at night while Mr. Burden was releasinga handbrake. He suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as damage to his neck, back, and legand was later deemed unemployable due to the injuries he sustained.
According to his attorney, they had turned down CSX’s offer tosettle the case for $600,000 to avoid trial. The jury in the case saw itdifferently and awarded Mr. Burden $10 million. The amount was laterreduced by 10% (to $9 million) for contributory negligence.
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