Howard A Spier and Matthew J. Grossman of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso & Spier in Miami won a $2.6 million jury verdict for 29-year-old freight train conductor Justin Downing, who suffered unrelenting back pain after crashing into a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing.

On Nov. 19, 2015, Downing’s 34-car train left Lakeland for Jacksonville but never made it. Minutes after setting off, the tractor-trailer pulled out at a crossing ahead, leaving Downing with a few seconds to yank the emergency brake.