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$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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