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Train Accident / Wrongful Death
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Case Details
An 80-car CSX coal train derailed due to excessive speed, smashing into a house and killing a 15-year-old boy. The case settled for $4.577 million.
Additional Notes
Plaintiff argued CSX should have set lower track speed limit, lacked dynamic brake check policy, and engineer was poorly trained. Case filed in West Virginia to avoid Maryland's cap.