Andrew Barati v. Metro-North Railroad Co.: A lawyer for a railroad worker who won a lawsuit under a federal whistleblower statute was recently awarded the largest attorney fee in the history of Connecticut’s federal court.
Charlie Goetsch, a New Haven solo specializing in national train-related cases, was awarded $525 an hour by Judge Janet Bond Arterton. The judge also upheld the punitive damages in the case $250,000 the maximum that can be awarded under the Federal Rail Safety Act.
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