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FRSA Bars Any Attorney Fee Awards To Railroads

By Charlie Goetsch on November 12, 2011
Posted in Federal Rail Safety Act

If a railroad worker wins his Federal Rail Safety Act complaint, the railroad has to pay all his attorney fees. But if a FRSA complaint fails, the railroad cannot recover any attorney fees or costs against the worker.

Administrative Law Judge Adele H. Odegard’s decision in Vason v. Port Authority Trans Hudson (PATH) explains why:…

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