Collision with SUV parked on tracks by suicidal man left 11 dead
LOS ANGELES - A commuter rail agency agreed to pay about $30 million to settle most of the lawsuits from a derailment that killed 11 people and injured another 180 after a driver trying to commit suicide parked his gas-drenched SUV on the tracks, attorneys said Wednesday.
Jerome Ringler, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said Metrolink agreed to settle nearly 90 percent of the cases, including nine wrongful death claims and 15 serious injury cases.
He declined to characterize the cases still under negotiation because he didn't want to affect the settlements. Both sides are trying to resolve the remaining cases ahead of trial set for Jan. 4, he said.
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why is the commuter rail agency being sued? They didn't do anything wrong did they? This is the kind of stuff that needs to stop. I guess they can't go after the jerk that was parked on the track so they go after the one with deep pockets.
ReplyDeletethat is complete bs! in no way shape or form it was the rail agency fault! this sickens me. i hope the ppl who gets that money chokes on chicken bones. oh wait, they might sue perdue next.
ReplyDeleteHow much of that $30 million is going in the pockets of greedy lawyers
ReplyDeleteBut the Democrats refuse to put tort reform into the health care bill.
ReplyDeleteAren't you people getting tired of being screwed by Democrats and their lawyer and union friends?
Who do you think is going to wind up paying for that settlement?
"...parked his gas-drenched SUV..."
ReplyDeleteSo are you saying that this guy soaked down his vehicle with gasoline? In hopes that if the train didn't kill him, the explosion would?
Or is this a stab at the MPG the SUV gets?
If you want to commit suicide, be my guest. Just don't try to take me or anybody else with you!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable.What the hell was the train operator supposed to do?He is on a fixed track so he couldnt very well swerve to get out the way.Now he is blemished as well as the cummuter rail agency,all because some moron wanted toi go out with a bang.
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