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13 Workers Safe after Oil Platform Explosion off Louisiana Coastline

Texas Bus Accident Lawyers

Proposal to Mandate Seat Belts on Buses Comes Just in Time for Sherman Anniversary

Texas Refinery Explosions

BP Agrees to Pay $50 Million Fine in Texas City Refinery Explosion

Texas Drunk Driving Accidents

Drugged Driving Poses New Challenges for Law Enforcement

Texas Refinery Explosions

OSHA Cites Thermal Polymer Systems For Texas Workplace Explosion Fatality

Jones Act

Halliburton Warned BP about Gas Leak Two Days before Deepwater Horizon Explosion

Texas Drunk Driving Accidents

Fatal Houston DUI Case | Houston, Texas Drunk Driving Accident Lawyers

Jones Act

Oil Spill Reaches Texas Coast | Texas Maritime Lawyers Respond

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Circuit Courts Split Over Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA)

Brain Injuries Lead to Sleep Problems, Depression

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Offshore Drilling Moratorium – Hurts More Than It Helps

Jones Act

OSHA Says Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Don't Need Respirators

Texas Refinery Explosions

Truck Driver Critically Injured in San Antonio Refinery Explosion

Texas Construction Site Accidents

Houston Construction Company Cited for Trenching Negligence | Texas Construction Accident Lawyers

Texas Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents

Texas Pipeline Welders Injured in Texas Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accident

Texas Construction Site Accidents

Lake Jackson Matula and Matula Cited for Employee Death in Texas Sewer Accident

Texas Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents

Texas Truck Accident Kills Construction Worker | Texas Work Site Accident Lawyers

Texas Construction Site Accidents

Cleburne Texas Gas Line Explosion - Gas Line Not Marked?

Texas Motor Vehicle Accidents

CDC Study: Annual Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes $99 Billion | Texas Car Accident Lawyer

Chemical Exposure Injuries and Occupational Illness

Strong Need to Study Long-Term Health Effects of BP Spill

Texas Motor Vehicle Accidents

Summer Is Time to Focus on Trailer Safety

Chemical Exposure Injuries and Occupational Illness

Gas Leak at Processing Plant in Texas Kills One, Injures Another

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

More Safety, Not Overtime | Texas Maritime Lawyers Discuss Workplace Safety

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

California Car Accident Attorneys Speak Out About Medical Liens

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

NTSB Takes on the Coast Guard: Need to Avoid Distracted Driving Extends to Coast Guard Crewmembers

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Florida Company Introduces First Vehicle Designed Exclusively for Wheelchair Users

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Churches, Nonprofits File BP Oil Spill Claims

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Fourth Of July Is the Deadliest Driving Day of the Year | Texas Auto Accidents

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

How to File Your Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Claim

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Texas Distracted Driving: 15 Percent of Motorists Admit to Sex While Driving

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Federal Agencies Look at Stepping up Cruise Ship Security against Terrorist Threats

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Tips for Houston, Texas Drivers: Work Zone Safety and Highway Construction

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Safety Risks of Marine Highway Program Concern Maritime Lawyers

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

3 Children Killed, 2 Children Seriously Injured in Bastrop County, Texas Crash

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

28 Maritime Pirates Taken into Custody Today by EU Naval Force

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Houston, Texas Motorist Seriously Injured in Monday Morning Crash

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

New Brain, Spine Injury Treatments Give Maritime Injury Victims Hope

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Texas High School Student Killed By Her School Bus

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Aboard Celebrity Cruise Ship

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Dallas Drunk Driver Gets Maximum Sentence for Manslaughter

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Inquiry into Offshore Helicopter Safety Centers on Maintenance

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Family of Deceased San Antonio Bicyclist Couple File Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

When Is a Gambling Vessel Employee Considered a Maritime Worker?

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Child Killed in Texas Auto Pedestrian Accident

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Why You Must Choose a Jones Act Lawyer

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Aldine Bus Driver Indicted in Fatal Accident

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Jones Act Lawsuits Filed in Sinking of Vessel

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Efforts Lag to Improve Safety in Texas Work Zones

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

8-year-old Killed in Boat Crash with USCG

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Multiple Houston Auto Accidents - 3 Deaths and Wheelchair-Bound Man Injured

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Tugboat Crewmember Severely Injured in Slip and Fall Accident off South Carolina

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Red light cameras in Texas catch more than 1 million drivers every year

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Texas Shrimper Seriously Injured in Fishing Vessel Accident

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Lufkin Emergency Personnel Busy with Accidents

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Intentional Placement of a Seaman in Danger can be the Grounds for a Jones Act Claim

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Girl’s parents file wrongful death suit in fatal crash

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

U.S. Coast Guard issues new anti-piracy requirements

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Offshore support vessel rates decline

Houston Car Accident Attorneys

Distracted driving prevention program aimed at reducing car accidents in Southwest Florida

Maritime and Jones Act Workers Claims

Major Maritime Insurer Responds to Lifeboat Accidents with DVD Campaign

Texas Truck Accidents

Support Growing for Speed Limiting Devices on Trucks | Texas 18-Wheeler Accident Attorneys

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Drop in Fatal Workplace Injuries in 2009 Due to Economy | Texas Work Injury Lawyers

Texas Truck Accidents

Laredo Family Killed in 18-Wheeler Accident | Texas Truck Accident Lawyers

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Massive Explosion at San Antonio, Texas AGE Refining Inc. Oil Refinery

Texas Truck Accidents

Texas Woman Injured in 18-Wheeler Accident in Kendall County

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Construction Safety Summit in Houston Stresses on Worker Education, Empowerment

Texas Truck Accidents

Texas Truck Driver Has Miraculous Escape in Fiery Accident

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Hopes Fade for Rescue of Four Missing Miners in West Virginia

Texas Truck Accidents

Truck Driver Killed in 18-Wheeler Accident in Houston

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Workers Commemorate Anniversary of Deadly BP Refinery Explosion in Texas City

Texas Truck Accidents

No Accident as Dallas Tanker Truck Driver Drives Wrong Way

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Protecting America's Workers Act Will Increase Penalties for Workplace Safety Violations

Texas Truck Accidents

Central Texas Man Killed In ATV Collision With Tractor-Trailer Truck

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

OSHA Teaming up with Scaffolding Group to Increase Safety

Texas Truck Accidents

Brazoria Tractor-Trailer Accident Trial: Lawyers Wrangle over Blood Sample Protocols

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Practice of Misclassification Places Workers at Risk

Texas Truck Accidents

One Person Killed in Truck Accident in Marshall, Texas

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Worker Dies in Fall at Houston, Texas refinery

Texas Truck Accidents

Galveston County Trucking Accident Leaves Texas Mother and Son Dead

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Four Construction Contractors Cited in Austin, Texas Scaffolding Accident

Texas Truck Accidents

Truck Accident in Guadalupe County Kills Canyon Lake Man

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

BP Fined $87 Million for Violations in Texas City Refinery Explosion

Texas Truck Accidents

Million Mile Commercial Truck Driver Says Sleep Apnea Program Saved His Life

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

TX DWC Offers Information On Protection Against Heat-Related Illnesses

Texas Truck Accidents

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration cites 3 companies for fatal trucking accident

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

Workplace Injuries Rise Following Daylight Savings Change

Texas Truck Accidents

The Importance of Determining Truck Accident Liability After Debilitating Wrecks

Texas Construction and Refinery Accidents

BP to pay biggest U.S. criminal environmental fine ever

Texas Truck Accidents

How To Choose An 18 Wheeler Accident Lawyer After You’ve Been In A Trucking Accident

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

Joshua Roper, Alabama Railroad Worker, Killed in Railway Accident

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Consumer Reports Motorcycle Safety Survey Finds Low Rates of Helmet Use

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

CSX Employee Hit, Killed by Train in Hanover County Railyard | Virginia FELA Lawyer

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Focus on Motorcycle Safety Awareness This May

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

Jury Awards Former Iowa Interstate Railroad Train Conductor $33 Million

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Gonzales, Texas Fatal Motorcycle Crash Kills Husband, Injures Wife

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

Railroad Workers With Repetitive Stress Injuries

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Corpus Christi, Texas Motorcycle Accident Kills One, Critically Injures Another

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

Speaking out about a Fatal Train-car Collision in North Carolina

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle Precautions That Can Save Your Life

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

Should I get a lawyer to file my FELA injury claim?

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Waco man killed in motorcycle accident

Railroad Injury Lawyers | FELA Claims

Court grants arbitration case involving labor dispute in railroad industry

Houston Motorcycle Accidents

Two People Killed In Motorcycle Accident

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12/19/2009
Matthew D. Shaffer
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Railroad Employer Liable for Parking Lot Injury

The Nebraska Supreme Court found Union Pacific Railroad Co. liable under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) for injuries sustained by a conductor injured while walking from the company-owned parking lot to his office. We have handled the toughest Railroad Injury cases from around the country. For your on the job railroad accident, please call (800) 282-2122 today for a free consultation or email us at info@smslegal.com.

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