Litigation
Jun. 8, 2007
Order Lets Plaintiffs Claim Negligence in Train Crash
Victims of the deadliest train crash in Metrolink history were given the go-ahead this week to pursue negligence claims against the railroad authority. An L.A. County Superior Court judge's order allows a jury to determine whether the railroad is liable for the January 2005 accident.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge has concluded that victims of the deadliest train crash in Los Angeles County history can go forward with a claim that the railroad authority negligently operated its commuter train.
In the first order of its kind involving train crashes, Judge Emilie H. Elias on Monday allowed for a jury to determine whether...
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