Practice Areas

A Central Texas Injury Law Firm

FELA / Railroad Injuries ● Truck Accidents ● Oilfield Accidents ● Jones Act Cases

If you've suffered a serious injury, or a loved one has died in an accident, you may be eligible for financial compensation but you must first be able to prove your case.

Proving that someone else's actions were negligent can be difficult. A personal injury attorney will often work with an investigator to understand the circumstances surrounding an accident. However, for some kinds of accidents, the effective lawyer will need to know more than that.

Cargo ships are subject to a different set of federal laws. Accidents on offshore oil rigs and tanker ships are subject to the Jones Act. Railroad workers involved in accidents are covered by the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). Your attorney will need an in-depth understanding of these specific laws in order to protect your rights to recovery in these types of cases.

At The Cartall Law Firm, PLLC, we have extensive experience representing injured people and injured workers, particularly railroad workers in Texas and across the southern states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas. We handle a variety of complex injury cases.

Call us toll free 24 hours a day at 1-800-880-7245 or locally at 210-344-1111. We offer a free, no obligation consultation in personal injury and wrongful death cases.

• Truck accidents
• Car accidents at railroad crossings :
• Injuries at sea / Jones Act
• Oilfield accidents
• Defective equipment in the workplace

Injured Railroad Workers

If you are a railroad employee, you are protected under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), passed by Congress in 1908. Its purpose is to protect your rights and ensure your safety as a railroad worker. FELA differs from workers compensation ; you may be able to get more recovery through the FELA claim process.

Railroad work can be extremely dangerous. We help railroad workers who have suffered repetitive injuries as well as traumatic injuries from everyday working conditions, from exposure to hazardous materials, or in a train accident or derailment.

What Every Railroad Spouse Needs to Know

If you are the spouse of an injured railroad worker, you are your injured spouse's strongest advocate in both medical and legal matters. Protect your family's financial future. Do not allow your husband or wife to sign an accident report while in pain or on medication. Do not allow the railroad company to make medical decisions for your spouse.

Talk with a knowledgeable FELA lawyer. Understand your rights under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. At the Cartall Law Firm, we are dedicated to protecting you and your family. Contact our San Antonio FELA law office to schedule a free consultation.

The Cartall Law Firm, PLLC, provides legal representation to injured railroad workers and their families. Our firm is located in San Antonio, Texas, and represents clients throughout Bexar County and Comal County, TX, and in the Southwest U.S., including Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Colorado.