Pedestrians awarded $1 million settlement after crash with tow truck 
By:
Noah Schaffer
Published: December 30, 2011
Tags: New Jersey, train crash
Three N.J. pedestrians who were hit by a tow truck that collided with a cargo train in 2008 have settled a lawsuit for a combined $1 million.
Family gets $36 million settlement after train derailment
Published: October 20, 2011
Tags: burns, Illinois, pregnancy, train crash, wrongful death
The family of a Rockford, Ill. woman who died and whose pregnant daughter lost her baby in a 2009 train derailmentwill receive a $36.2 million settlement from Canadian National Railway.
Judge expected to approve $200 million settlement from crash
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: September 14, 2010
Tags: California, public transportation, train crash
A $200 million settlement fund to compensate survivors and family members of 25 people killed in the 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash is expected to be approved today by a federal judge in Los Angeles, Calif.
Train engineer awarded $3.18 million
By:
Susan Bocamazo
Published: February 8, 2010
Tags: train crash
A St. Louis County, Mo. jury has awarded $3.18 million to a locomotive engineer who was injured when the train he was working on was struck by another.
Lawsuit: Metro negligent in September bus crash
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 15, 2010
Tags: train crash
A woman who was hit and critically injured by a bus in Washington, D.C., in September is suing Metro for $30 million.
LA Metrolink pays out $30M in 2005 crash
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 15, 2009
Tags: train crash
After years of legal wrangling, Metrolink — the regional railroad system for Los Angeles — has spent $30 million to settle most of the lawsuits arising from the 2005 Glendale train crash that killed 11 and injured about 180, plaintiffs’ attorneys said Wednesday.
Train crash victim awarded $29.6M
By:
Susan Bocamazo
Published: March 9, 2009
Tags: train crash
An Illinois jury has awarded $29.6 million to a Chicago woman who was seriously injured during a train derailment in 2005.
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