Railroad workers hurt on the job in Illinois are not covered by the workers’ compensation system that protects most other employees. A federal law called the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, known as FELA, governs instead, and it works differently from state workers’ comp in ways that change what a claim is worth. Joel E. Brown […]
Read more...Peoria sits at the center of one of the densest rail junctions in downstate Illinois. BNSF, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National, and at least four short-line carriers all route freight through Peoria and Tazewell Counties. The Tazewell and Peoria Railroad alone switches roughly 100,000 rail cars per year through the Creve Coeur interchange, where […]
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Joel E. Brown Personal Injury Law Firm, is a Peoria personal injury law firm. Our dedicated injury attorney has more than 30 years representing clients in various complex personal injury law matters throughout Illinois. We’ve recovered millions of dollars on behalf of accident victims.
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Joel E. Brown Personal Injury Law Firm, is located in Peoria, IL. We represent clients in Peoria County and throughout Illinois, including Morton, Chillicothe, Pekin, Galesburg, Canton, Bloomington, Lincoln, Springfield, Pontiac, Champaign, Decatur, Mattoon, and more.