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Litigation

Sep. 16, 2008

Rail Suits Face Fight, Lawyers Say

Despite early indications that Metrolink was responsible for the deadliest train crash in 15 years, plaintiffs' attorneys expecting to sue the commuter line are preparing for a difficult fight.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Despite early indications that Metrolink was responsible for the deadliest train crash in 15 years, plaintiffs' attorneys expecting to sue the commuter line are preparing for a difficult fight.

"There'll be all kinds of difficult issues," said Browne Greene of Greene Broillet & Wheeler in Santa Monica. "Even the most uncomplicated situations can get complicated" when facing a ...

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