Posts Tagged 'amtrak'

$10 Million Verdict Awarded to Passenger Injured in 2017 Train Derailment

$10 million verdict in 501 derailmentWhen Donnell Linton boarded Amtrak Cascades 501, all he could think about was getting himself and his son to Oregon to go see his new grandchild. Instead, both he and his son would wind up ejected from the train during a derailment that killed three and injured dozens. The subsequent investigation into the incident would yield a host of troubling facts about Amtrak and the way it had developed its ...

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New Details Emerge in Deadly Oregon Amtrak Crash

scathing details emerge in Amtrak 501 crashThe route was new and the engineers felt ill-prepared, but that didn’t stop Amtrak from opening the Point Defiance Bypass route near DuPont, Washington. In the end, Amtrak 501 would fly off an overpass and kill three passengers while injuring over 100 as it started a turn at more than twice the posted speed limit.

Amtrak engineers and conductors are starting to make their side of the incident known, ...

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First Lawsuits Filed in Deadly Washington State Amtrak Derailment

first lawsuits filed in derailment of Cascades 501The speed limit for the section of track was set to a relatively low 30 miles per hour. But when Cascades 501 barreled through a curve in a new section of bypass track, it was more than doubling that limit until it derailed at nearly 80 miles per hour. As a result of that derailment, three people died, dozens were injured, and the safety and ...

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Deadly Amtrak Derailment

Multiple fatalities have been reported in an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state. CNN reports that 77 passengers have already been taken to area hospitals for treatment. The number of deaths has not been announced as of the writing of this article.

Today was the first day of operation for the Amtrak Cascades Train 501. The ill-fated 501 was scheduled to leave Seattle at 6 AM and to arrive in Portland, Oregon around ...

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Settlements Issued in Crash of Amtrak 188

settlements reached in crash of amtrak 188It’s been a little over a year since Amtrak 188 careened off the tracks in Philadelphia, killing eight passengers and injuring more than 200. And now, some 15 months later, the first settlements have been issued to victims of the crash. However, many questions, particularly around rail safety, still remain unanswered.

Reuters reports that two settlements have been reached thus far, although dozens more remain. The terms of ...

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Amtrak Lawsuit Plaintiffs Petition for MDL

amtrak 188 litigation could be combined into MDLOver a month has passed since Amtrak Train No. 188 derailed just outside of Philadelphia in a tragic accident that took the lives of eight passengers and injured over 200 others. In that time, both federal officials and private parties have launched investigations into the nature and cause of the crash. Victims and the families of victims have been active, too, filing personal injury lawsuits against Amtrak. According ...

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