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Torts/Personal Injury

Jul. 21, 2025

Families seek faster depositions in Santa Clara VTA shooting lawsuit

Families of Santa Clara VTA shooting victims push to expedite depositions and begin mediation, saying they have strong evidence against security firms in a suit over the deadly 2021 railyard attack.

Families of victims from the 2021 Santa Clara VTA railyard mass shooting are urging faster depositions, saying they have evidence to begin mediation in their lawsuit against the agency and its security contractors.

The families filed a wrongful death suit in May 2022 against Allied Universal, Santa Clara County, and the county Sheriff's Office, alleging the $50 million security contracts failed to stop the shooter from bringing weapons into the railyard.

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