Train Accidents

Massive urban cities like Chicago would die without decent public transportation. But trains and buses can be dangerous places. Derailments, sudden stops, jolts, and speeding can all lead to serious injuries and even death.

If you or a family member has been hurt, consult today with the top tier Illinois train accident attorneys of Steven J. Malman & Associates.

According to Illinois law, train passengers must be afforded the highest degree of care. Engineers who drive under the influence, inspectors who fail to do their job, maintenance crews who do careless work, and companies that don’t exercise good judgment can put literally hundreds of lives at risk.

Although train accidents are statistically rarer than car, bike and truck accidents; when they do occur, the results can be nightmarish. For instance, in 2007, many died and dozens were injured when the operator of a Southern California train got distracted while text messaging and careered off the tracks. Your train accident need not have made the news in order for you to bring suit, however. A sudden unexplained stop that sends you lurching backwards into a pole or another passenger can lead to whiplash, torn ligaments, severe bruising, or soft tissue injuries. The resulting chronic pain can require many thousands of dollars in medical costs to fix.

What makes our Chicago train accident lawyers different from the rest? First of all, we’ve been around since 1994. In the past decade and a half, over 6,000 clients have trusted us for help with cases including: medical malpractice, product liability, slip and falls, police brutality, Civil Rights violations, nursing home neglect, birth injuries, and motor vehicle accidents of every stripe. We have an on-staff physician who also holds a law degree. He can assess your injuries and help us build a compelling and thorough case on your behalf. We emphasize good preparation, client communication, and a methodical approach to getting you the best possible financial recovery in the shortest amount of time.

Our compassionate IL train accidents attorneys are on call for you 24/7 at 1-888-625-6265. We build our relationships around what’s known as a ZERO Fee Guarantee. You pay us nothing until we collect money for you. If we can’t get a settlement or can’t win a verdict at trial, you pay nothing out of pocket. We minimize your risk to maximize your comfort and also to motivate our Chicago train accident lawyers to work as hard as possible on your behalf. We can do this because we get results, time and again. We invite you to check out some of our settlements and verdicts where you can also explore a little bit about our philosophy and passions and read up on our credentials. Make the critical call now, and set us to work battling for your rights.

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  • $1,225,000 settlement for a speedway patron who got hit by a baseball-sized rock kicked up by a race car. The rock hit her so hard, she needed an emergency tracheostomy and brain surgery.

  • $6,000,000 settlement for our client, a 4 month old baby whose doctors had failed to diagnose a brain infection that left her with permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy.

  • $11,800,000.00 in a product liability settlement for a father of five who tragically died when his tire treads failed, causing his vehicle to roll over.

  • We obtained a $5 million settlement for a woman whose son died when his physician failed to diagnose a tumor.

  • A woman recovered $2.25 million in a medical malpractice case, in which the woman's obstetrician/gynecologist failed to spot her cancer on a pap smear, causing our client to have to undergo multiple, surgeries.

  • A $2 million verdict was obtained for a woman whose Ob/Gyn failed to refer her to a gynecologist to treat what turned out to be a malignant uterine sarcoma.

  • We obtained a $1.7 million settlement in a nursing home neglect case in which a 72 year-old man suffered radiator burns so severe that he had to have his legs amputated.

  • We obtained a $1.4 million award in a slip and fall case involving a 13 year-old boy who developed severe hip trouble after falling down the stairs of his high-rise.

  • A $1.25 million settlement in favor of our client, an 18 year-old boy who lost most of his vision after being assaulted by a security guard.

  • We obtained a $1.15 million settlement for our client, a little girl who suffered severed burns as a direct result of fire code ordinance violations.

  • A union painter whose legs got crushed by a forklift recovered $1 million in damages.

  • A $1 million settlement in favor of our client, a hemophiliac, who suffered severe soft tissue damage in a car accident.

  • A union steel worker who injured his back moving a 300 pound steel beam in the rain recovered $1 million for his construction site work injury.

  • We obtained a $900,000 settlement in the case of a beaten prison inmate who died after being given the wrong medication at the hospital.

  • We obtained a $600,000 settlement for a man who suffered a below the knee amputation after his friend accidentally shot him with a hunting rifle at a restaurant.

  • A 54 year-old woman recovered $600,000 in a product liability settlement after her oven mitt exploded and severely burned her breasts.

  • A woman who had lost her baby to fetal distress while in the hospital was awarded $500,000 for medical malpractice.

  • An 81 year-old bedridden stroke victim recovered $390,000 after he developed what would turn out to be fatal pressure ulcers stemming from negligent nursing care.

  • A nursing home resident won a settlement of $300,000 stemming from a hip fracture accident. His nursing staff had failed to take proper fall-risk precautions.

  • We obtained a settlement of $250,000 for the estate of a 21 year-old man who, after sustaining life-threatening injuries in an automobile accident, subsequently died in the hospital due to the staff's failure to insert a chest tube.

  • We obtained a settlement of $175,000 for the estate of a woman whose negligent nursing home care resulted in bed sore ulcers that led to an infection that ultimately caused her death.

  • We obtained a $150,000 settlement for a 69 year-old stroke victim who had to have an above the knee amputation due to nursing home neglect.

  • A $150,000 verdict was recovered for the estate of a 79 year-old man, who suffered bed sores stemming from nursing home neglect that ultimately contributed to his death.

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Malman Law
205 W. Randolph St., Suite 610
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Toll Free: 888-625-6265
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