New York Train Accident Lawsuits
Hurt in a Train Accident?
Hundreds of New Yorkers are injured in train accidents every year. An NYC subway train speeding by a station platform can cause death or permanent injuries to anybody who gets too close.
Train crossing signal malfunctions along the tracks of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Metro-North train and NY-NJ PATH trains jeopardize the public at large.
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New York Train Accident Lawsuits
Getting your foot caught on a train door or platform can break or sprain an arm, leg or ankle, requiring surgery to re-set the bone. Similar accidents are regularly reported out of transit hubs at Grand Central Station and Penn Station in Manhattan and beyond.
● Long Island Railroad Accidents
● Grand Central Station Accidents
Common Accidents
Common Injury Types
A recent Amtrak train derailment between New York and Philadelphia reminded travelers along the East Cost of the dangers encountered along the rails.
These train accidents and hazards are covered in our personal injury lawsuit blog.
If you have been hurt on a train, call our train accidents law firm for a free case review today. We will review investigative reports by the National Transportation Safety Board / NTSB to establish the cause of the accident and injuries. We rely on case law precedent to establish the standards by which the transit authorities must abide.
Our train accidents legal team fights for injured New Yorkers throughout the 5 boroughs and neighboring counties.
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Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) Lawyers Accidents · Injury Call or Text: (212) 221-9893 Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) Lawyers Train Employee Hurt in an Accident? ● NYC Subway Accidents ● Long Island Railroad Accidents ● Metro North Accidents ● PATH Train Accidents ● Amtrak Accidents ● Penn Station Accidents ● Grand Central Station Accidents Common Injury Types […]
Our sleep apnea accident lawyer investigates this leading cause of recent train crashes in the New York City area. Recent train conductor sleep apnea accidents include: 2013 Metro-North speeding train derailment in the Bronx (4 dead, 61 injured) 2016 NJ PATH speeding train crash at Hoboken Terminal (1 dead, 114 […]
2nd Avenue Subway Injury Lawyer. New York City’s Second Avenue Subway is celebrating its January 1, 2017 launch date. NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has publicly promoted the new train line opening on time, on New Year’s Day. Officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and New York construction contractors are working […]
An Amtrak accident involving a passenger train and a construction vehicle left two people dead on Sunday, April 3, 2016. The train was carrying 341 passengers and 7 crew members. The doomed locomotive departed New York’s Penn Station around 6:30 a.m. travelling south toward Washington DC on the Northeast Corridor […]
A New York City Subway rider was fatally injured in a bizarre accident involving a train door. The passenger had been riding on the F Train in Queens. When the Subway pulled into the Kew Gardens station, the man exited normally thru the Subway door and stepped onto the train […]
A Metro North train derailment lawsuit was settled in the Southern District of New York federal court Nov. 16, 2015, moments before a jury verdict would have awarded $835,000 in personal injury pain and suffering. The Plaintiff’s lawyer argued serious injuries were sustained when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) railroad conductor fell asleep and […]
