Settlement Reached for Victim of Amtrak Accident

By Kenny, Burns & McGill | Published August 20, 2016 | Posted in Civil Litigation | Tagged Tags: Amtrak, Civil Litigation, New Jersey, Personal Injury, Philadelphia, Settlement | Leave a comment

When Amtrak’s Northeast Regional No. 188 pulled out of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on May 12, 2015, nobody expected what was to come next. The train sped through the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia at more than twice the posted speed limit and derailed shortly after going around a curve. Eight passengers were killed in the Read More

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