Lawyer Profile

William G. Jungbauer

Practice Areas

• Railroad Law (Plaintiffs)

Case History

• Norfolk & Western v. Ayers — Represented Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) in U.S.
  Supreme Court Amicus Brief.   This case decided on a national basis
  that Railroad workers could recover against RR employer for fear of
  cancer under the FELA even though they had not yet contracted the
  disease but had been diagnosed with asbestosis.  The case also found
  that the RR was liable for 100 % of damages even though other
  parties also caused the damages.
• CSX v. McBride — Represented ARLA (Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys) before the
  U.S. Supreme Court in the historic case of CSX v. McBride.  This case
  decided the causation standard in FELA Railroad cases and is
  considered the most important Railroad Law Case decided by the
  Supreme Court in the past half century.  Justice Ginsberg, writing for
  the Majority cited this Brief twice in her opinion, a particular honor
  for an Amicus Brief.
  
  
• Congressional Testimony on Harassment of RR Workers — Jungbauer was only lawyer invited by Full House Transportation and
  Infrastructure Committee to testify about RR Carrier Harassment and
  Intimidation of Railroad workers on Oct. 25, 2007 in DC.  This testimony
  was hotly contested by all Major Railroads and Industry groups. 
  
  Congress passed and the President signed Historic changes to the FRSA,
  (Federal Rail Safety Act) section 20109 which provided causes of action
  for Railroad workers for harassment or intimidation by Railroads or their
  agents and protection from interference with medical treatment by RR
  officials against workers.  Damages include not only compensatory but
  punitive damages.  RR Workers across the country now use this law to
  protect their rights.
  

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School (J.D.) (1978)
• St. Mary's College, Minnesota (BA) (1975)

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