Jury awards $17M to 3 plaintiffs in deadly Amtrak derailment

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded three people who sued over a deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington state nearly $17 million for their pain and suffering. An eight-person jury in U.S. District Court in Tacoma decided Friday to award $7.75 million to Dale Skyllingstad, $7 million to Blaine Wilmotte and $2 million... Read More

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February 14, 2018

Trial set for passenger accused of stopping Amtrak train

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A trial has been scheduled for a Missouri man accused of stopping an Amtrak train in Nebraska. Court records say pleas of not guilty were entered Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Lincoln for Taylor Wilson, of St. Charles, Missouri. He’s charged with attempting to disable a train and attempting to... Read More

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February 7, 2018

Amtrak engineer ordered to stand trial in Philadelphia crash

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian sat stunned Tuesday as a judge reinstated twice-rejected criminal charges and ordered him to stand trial for a deadly 2015 train wreck in Philadelphia. Judge Kathryn S. Lewis ruled that another judge erred in dismissing the reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter charges at a hearing in September. Lewis... Read More

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February 6, 2018

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking to have criminal charges reinstated against the engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia. A hearing is set for Tuesday in the case of Brandon Bostian, who previously had involuntary manslaughter charges thrown out after a judge determined the evidence pointed to an accident. Eight people died... Read More

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Amtrak

January 19, 2018

Grand jury indicts Missouri man arrested when Amtrak stopped

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Missouri man on charges related to the stopping of an Amtrak train in Nebraska. The U.S. attorney’s office in Omaha says the grand jury on Wednesday indicted 25-year-old Taylor Michael Wilson, of St. Charles, Missouri, on charges of attempting to disable a train and attempting... Read More

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January 4, 2018

Conductor, passenger injured in deadly Amtrak crash sue

SEATTLE (AP) — A conductor injured when a speeding Amtrak train flew off the tracks and onto a Washington state highway last month, killing three and injuring dozens, filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the rail company failed to provide a safe work environment. Garrick Freeman, who was in the front of the train with the... Read More

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Amtrak

December 20, 2017

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors are set to argue that criminal charges should be reinstated against the engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Wednesday is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss the case against Brandon Bostian. Eight people died when the Washington-to-New York train rounded a curve at more... Read More

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Jury awards $17M to 3 plaintiffs in deadly Amtrak derailment

Trial set for passenger accused of stopping Amtrak train

Amtrak engineer ordered to stand trial in Philadelphia crash

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

Grand jury indicts Missouri man arrested when Amtrak stopped

Conductor, passenger injured in deadly Amtrak crash sue

Prosecutors seek to reinstate charges in 2015 Amtrak wreck

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