Railroad Injuries

Nashville Lawyers: Train Crossing Collisions

Railroad accidents usually result in severe injury or death. Unfortunately, many of us do not take railroad crossings very seriously. Instead, we rely on crossing signals and automatic crossbars to warn us about an oncoming train. We forget that sometimes, these safety measures fail.

Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge has received the AV rating* under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. Our attorneys' credentials are both individually and collectively impressive; they include certification by the Tennessee Bar as a Civil Trial Specialist and as a Medical Malpractice Specialist, selection as a Mid-South Super Lawyer**, and inclusion in the guidebook Best Lawyers in America.

According to government statistics, there are approximately 150,000 public railroad crossings in the United States. This amounts to more than 35,000 gates, over 25,000 sets of flashing lights and about 1,200 bells and highway traffic signals to maintain.

If a loved one was the victim of a fatal railroad accident due to crossing signal failure or other negligence, the experienced attorneys at Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge are here to help. With over 70 years of combined experience helping accident victims in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama, we have the knowledge and courtroom skills you can trust to handle your railroad accident injury or wrongful death lawsuit with sensitivity and professionalism.

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Car-train collisions are not the only type of railroad accident. We also provide sound legal guidance for rail workers and their families in accidental injury and wrongful death cases caused by negligent maintenance or insufficient safety measures.

Pedestrians can also be injured or killed in a railroad accident. In 2003, more than 500 people were killed and almost that many were injured while walking on or crossing railroad tracks.

If you are looking for dedicated support, smart legal advice and aggressive representation in a railroad accident injury or fatality lawsuit, contact our offices today. Let us put our team of independent experts and accomplished attorneys to work for you immediately.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

** Mid-South Super Lawyers is published annually in December in a special advertising section in Memphis magazine, and in Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine. Super Lawyers names the top 5 percent of lawyers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. It is based on the survey of more than 13,000 attorneys who have been in practice for five years or more.