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• Amtrak Supports MDL for Philadelphia Train Crash Lawsuits

  July 7, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Amtrak officials have signaled their support for consolidation of lawsuits related to the May 12 crash of train 188 in Philadelphia.

• Centralization of Amtrak Train Accident Lawsuits Sought in Federal Courts

  June 26, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A petition has been filed to consolidate all Amtrak passenger lawsuits linked to a deadly May 12 crash before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Amtrak Liability Cap May Be Increased as Passengers Lawsuits Filed Over Derailment

  May 19, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Amtrak faces a growing number of accident lawsuits over last week's crash, as a lawmaker seeks to increase the company's ability to pay those lawsuits.

• Amtrak Train Derailment Lawsuit Filed by Railroad Employee

  May 15, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The first lawsuit has been filed against Amtrak by an employee in the wake of a fatal train derailment which killed eight and injured more than 200 others.

• Speed Appears to Be a Factor in Amtrak Train Crash, According to Reports

  May 14, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An Amtrak train was going more than 100 mph when it derailed this week, investigators say, indicating that the speeds were more than double the track's speed limit.

• Amtrak Train Derailment In Philadelphia Kills 6 and Hospitalizes 200

  May 13, 2015

  Russell Maas

  At least six are dead and about 200 others are injured after an Amtrak passenger train derailed near Philadelphia Tuesday evening.

• Amtrak Train Collides with Cargo Truck in North Carolina: Dozens Hospitalized

  March 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An Amtrak train derailed after striking a truck carrying an oversized load on a crossing in North Carolina, injuring dozens.

• Lawsuit Over Truck Accident With Amtrak Train Results in $4.7M Verdict

  September 23, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A trucking company has been found responsible for a fatal Amtrak train accident in 2011, due to the negligence of one of it's drivers.

• Railroad Crossing Lawsuit Settled for $6M Over Deactivated Signal

  March 21, 2012

  Staff Writers

  The family of a woman killed when a train struck her SUV in 2010, has reached a $6 million wrongful...

• Amtrak Passengers Warned of Possible Measles Exposure

  August 23, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Health officials are warning Amtrak passengers who rode from Boston to Virginia last week that they may have been exposed...