Litigation
Apr. 19, 2017
Railroad barricade wrongful death lawsuit settles for $3 million
A Contra Costa County railroad company agreed Monday to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it was responsible for installing an illegal barricade that killed a driver.
By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Contra Costa County railroad company agreed Monday to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it was responsible for installing an illegal barricade that impaled a distracted driver in 2015.
The unusual lawsuit claimed that Richmond Pacific Railroad Corporation, the city of Richmond, and Contra Costa County failed to remove the barricade that resulted in the deat...
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