$24 Million Jury Award
To Injured Teen
 teen-age boy suffered catastrophic injuries in a train derailment. Representing both the teen and his family, Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas argued that the derailment was caused by the railroad’s inadequate track maintenance. The case was concluded with one of the largest single personal injury settlements in the country, over $24,000,000.

Engineer Wins $566,256
Falling on the Job Twice
 MINNESOTA -- A locomotive engineer who sued the Duluth...
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Laborer Falls in Restroom Puddle;
Jury Returns
$540,000 Net Verdict
 NEBRASKA - The plaintiff, a 48-year-old laborer, slipped and fell in a puddle... Read More

 Jury Awards Injured WC/CN Railroad Conductor $1.6 Million
 WISCONSIN - A 12-person jury in Milwaukee County Circuit Court...
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$1,055,759 Verdict
For Amtrak Engineer
In Duluth, Minnesota
 MINNESOTA - A federal court jury in Duluth, awarded $1,055,759...
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Structured Settlement
For Life for Newborn
 Tragically, a newborn sustained severe and permanent injuries during birth due to the negligence of a physician and hospital staff. Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas secured a large structured settlement to provide for the child’s medical care and housing for life.

$600,000 Settlement for Injured Railroad Worker
 A jury awarded a 55-year-old railroad conductor and brakeman $600,000 in compensation for a career-ending foot injury received when he was thrown from a moving railcar.  Read More

 Priceless Lives Lost
In Car-Train Crash
 MINNEAPOLIS - "Railroad says lives weren't
worth $6 million each" read the front-page headline in the Dec. 11, 2009 StarTribune.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Joins Two other Judges to Affirm $750,000
Verdict For CSX Engineer in West Virginia

On April 23, 2008, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor joined two other judges from the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in affirming a $750,000 verdict in favor of Mark Benson, a CSX engineer who suffered a chemical inhalation injury.

Hunegs, LeNeave & Kvas Win $628,000
Verdict For CSX Maintenance of Way Mechanic
A jury in Syracuse, New York awarded $628,000 to Clifford "Randy" Graham, in a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability  Act. The verdict followed a week long trial and a three year legal battle that included one appeal by CSX even before the trial began. »Read More

HLK FELA Attorney William Kvas Obtains
$700,000 Verdict for CSX Engineer
A Cabell County Jury in Huntington, West Virginia awarded $700,000 to Steven Miller, a CSX engineer, in a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. Miller, who suffered bronchiolitis from a 10 minute exposure to diesel exhaust, claimed that poor locomotive maintenance caused his injury. »Read More

HLK FELA Attorney Obtains $300,000
Verdict for BNSF Fireman & Oiler
A jury in Denver, Colorado awarded over $300,000 to Steven Hopp, a laborer, in a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. Hopp sustained neck and back injuries when he struck sand piles in the middle of a roadway. »Read More

HLK Obtains $668,100 Verdict
For Union Pacific Conductor
Exposed to Diesel Exhaust
A Douglas County jury in Omaha, Nebraska awarded $668,100 to Albert Kanyer, a Union Pacific conductor from Las Vegas, Nevada, in a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. The jury deliberated over four days, before rendering the verdict which ended a long trial. Kanyer a 32-year railroad veteran, was disabled and alleged that exposure to diesel exhaust contributed to his disability. »Read More