Personal Injury Lawyers in New York

Testimony is expected to get underway during the last week of January in a personal injury lawsuit against Union Pacific over a deadly train wreck that happened in 2004.

Kenneth Schoenfield is seeking an unspecific amount of damages in a claim that he suffered permanent injuries after inhaling chlorine gas being carried by the train when it collided with another train head-on.

"They ran a caution, be-prepared-to-stop light and they ran through a red light without ever putting the brakes on and ran into another train," said Dana Kirk, Schoenfield’s attorney. "When you're carrying hazardous materials, that kind of conduct is simply unacceptable."

Three people, including the train's conductor, were killed in the train wreck and about 30 people were injured. The collision and subsequent derailment happened at about 5 a.m. on June 28, 2004, near Loop 1604 and Nelson Road in southwest Bexar County in Texas.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a train accident in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx or Long Island, please contact the experienced train accident attorneys at Silberstein Awad & Miklos today to schedule your initial consultation.