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FELA 411
Welcome To Brent Coon & Associates - Official Designated Counsel To The BMWEDOur FELA and Railroad Attorneys Invest in You
We Don’t Get Paid Unless YOU Win!Your Complete Railroad Injury Resource -
FELA 411
Welcome To Brent Coon & Associates - Official Designated Counsel To The BMWEDProtecting your legal rights and holding
negligent parties responsible is our #1 goalYour Complete Railroad Injury Resource
Sean Dillon
Investigator
303-886-5638
Helping in:
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho
If you've been injured...
Call these guys
Immediately
Louis Bottini
Investigator
916-207-1089
Helping in:
Texas, Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington
What else to do if you have been injured
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CONTACT - Sean or Louis at Brent Coon & Associates as soon as possible. Our team has decades of experience helping protect injured railroad workers. We can walk you through the process and help you avoid the mistakes and pitfalls that could dimmish your compensation.
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REPORT - Your injury to union leadership. Report injury to company manager. It is extremely important that you start to create a record of your injury and the responses as soon as you can.
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HOSPITAL - Ask to be examined at the nearest hospital E.R. Your employer may suggest you see the medical professional of their choice. But, it will be much better for you if you see one that is impartial. Do not allow any UPRR management into the doctor's office or the ER with you.
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TREATMENT - The doctor is now your boss. Follow their instructions. If the doctor says go home rest and take pain medication, DO NOT be bullied into returning to the UPRR Yard Office, giving statements or participate in reenactments. Follow your doctor’s instructions.
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ALLOW Brent Coon & Associates to guide you through this critical time post injury. The process of getting all the compensation you deserve can be complicated. And you will frequently get “advice” from people who do not have your best interests in mind.
BCA Notable Verdicts
Lead Counsel : Brent Coon / November 2019
BMWE Member Dennis Jordan
$1,300,000 settlement
Shortly before the global pandemic closed all California courts, a jury in Tulare County, CA awarded Union Pacific BMWE member Dennis Jordan $1.3 Million in damages due to the Railroad’s negligence in causing his injuries. While working on a faulty tamper Jordan was exposed to diesel fuel fumes over ...
Lead Counsel : Brent Coon / May 2017
Fort Bend Mechanical v. HISD
$7,000,000 settlement
Fort Bend Mechanical was the general contractor under 5 contracts with Houston Independent School District for renovation and new construction to six campuses as part of a billion dollar bond program approved by the taxpayers in 2007. HISD determined that they would exercise their right to terminate ...
Lead Counsel : Brent Coon/Jim Morris / May 2018
Gibbons v. Union Pacific Railroad
$5,000,000.00 settlement
BCA recently obtained a $5,000,000.00 verdict on behalf of Greg Gibbons, a 20-year BMWED member, who was driving a dump truck full of ballast across a UP bridge made from a converted flatcar. The bridge collapsed and the excavator he was towing, the truck and the load collapsed with the bridge. Gr ...
BCA and the Federal Employers' Liability Act
What is FELA?
In response to a public outcry over the large number of deaths and injuries suffered by railroad workers while on the job, the United Stated Congress passed the Federal Employers' Liability Act (“FELA”) in 1908. It is your version of a workers' compensation system.
BCA and the BMWED
Many members and/or members of their family have often asked us to provide them some information regarding their rights when injury or death occurs to a railroad employee while on the job.
FELA Claims Process
You may be under the impression that it begins only when you notify someone or file a personal injury report. However, the railroad’s process begins when they find out or suspect that you have an injury or work-related condition.
FELA Benefits
While the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) was established to protect workers’ rights, an injured worker may lose those rights if they do not take action soon enough after their injury.
FELA FAQs
Once an injured worker has filed a FELA claim, it is obvious that the railroad company will try to defend itself. The railroad company may send claims agents, railroad officers, and even attorneys to collect information from the injured worker.
Types of Injuries
Injuries resulting from slipping or falling due to an unstable surface may be the most common type of work related injury.
Railroad Defense Tactics
Once an injured worker has filed a FELA claim, it is obvious that the railroad company will try to defend itself. The railroad company may send claims agents, railroad officers, and even attorneys to collect information from the injured worker.
Statute of Limitations
FELA provides that in order to recover compensation for your injuries or condition, you must file your action in court within 3 years after the time when you knew you had an injury.
About Brent Coon & Associates
Brent Coon & Associates was founded in 2001 and has recently surpassed one billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients. Our commitment to organized labor and specifically the BMWED Unified System Division and its membership is unrelenting. Our offices and legal network spans the United States and we are considered the epitome of the 21st century practice, tenacious, and highly successful for our clients.
- Client TrustedOver 20 Years
- Client SupportAnytime 24 Hours
Meet the FELA team
BCA is Designated Legal Counsel of the BMWED-Unified System Division and Members of the Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys (ARLA)
Brent Coon
Brent Coon
Founder, Lead Attorney
Jim Cox
Jim Cox
BCA Managing Attorney
Jim Morris
Jim Morris
BCA Managing Attorney
Louis Bottini
Louis Bottini
Investigator
Sean Dillon
Sean Dillon
Investigator
