Attorneys William Kvas and Richard L. Carlson successfully represented an injured BNSF Carmen in front of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court then reversed a lower court order, thus allowing the injured Carmen to pursue his FELA injury claim against the BNSF Railroad. Over his objections, a Carmen was required to use a… Read more »
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— Cortney LeNeave— Joins Minnesota Attorneys of the Year
Cortney LeNeave, of Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas, P.A., has been named by Minnesota Lawyer magazine as one of the Attorneys of the Year for his outstanding work in connection with several recent cases. In October of 2017 LeNeave obtained one of the largest verdicts in the history of the state of Minnesota with a $12.6… Read more »
Railroad Whistleblower Protection
Reporting Safety Issues Requires OSHA Intervention: http://peoplesworld.org/railroad-whistleblowers-face-retaliation-urge-osha-prosecutions-heftier-fines/ -FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT- The attorneys at Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas have successfully represented railroad workers who wrongfully suffered disciplinary action against them in violation of this protective law. We have helped workers receive back-pay with interest and punitive damages from their employer. Individuals working for railroad carriers… Read more »
$12.5 million awarded Duluth area man
April 2017 – An Itasca County jury awarded $12.5 million dollars after finding Viet Corporation responsible for the severe brain injury suffered by a 32 year old Duluth man who was struck by a large rock that fell off the top of a passing dump truck on Highway 2 near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The jury… Read more »
AMTRAK Derailment
December 18, 2017: An Amtrak passenger train derailed onto the I-5 freeway outside of the city of DuPont, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) confirmed Monday. “All lanes of southbound I-5 at Mounts Road are closed,” WSDOT said in a tweet. The incident is at an interstate rail overpass, south of the city of… Read more »
Railroads Slow to Add Safety Technology
Railroads have made little progress installing safety technologies designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report released August 17, 2016. The sought after technology, called Positive Train Control or PTC, uses digital radio communications, GPS and signals alongside tracks to monitor train positions. PTC can automatically … Read more »
INJURED RAILROAD WORKER AWARDED $4.49 MILLION
On July 23, 2015, a railroad switchman from Superior, Wisconsin was awarded $4.49 million dollars by a Hennepin County jury for injuries sustained while working for BNSF Railroad. Aaron Larson sustained crippling injuries to his back when, on a snowy night of March 16, 2013, he was knocked onto the ground, striking his low back… Read more »
Litigator Award 2015
Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas, P.A. 2015 Litigator Award Winner Trial Lawyers Board Of Regents Bellevue, Washington: January 14, 2016 Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas, P.A. was today awarded the prestigious 2015 Litigator Award for extraordinary achievement within the fields of: Burn Injury, Brain Injury, Railroad Accidents and Amputation Injury Litigation. Having been conferred this prestigious National… Read more »
CSX – Hedge Fund Proposal
CSX Corp.‘s board yesterday called for a special meeting of shareholders to seek guidance on a proposal by a 4.9% shareholder New York hedge fund – Mantle Ridge LP, and former CEO of Canadian Pacific Railroad, E. Hunter Harrison. The proposal would give the hedge fund greater control of the CSX Board of Directors while… Read more »
Medical Errors – 3rd leading cause of death
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine research reveals “Medical Error” was a leading cause of death in the United States.
