Alma daetz. And im dan ashley. What started with Harvey Weinstein affects dozens of men in different fields. Federal Appeals Court judge Alex Kaszynski is based in San Francisco and resigned after 15 women came forward with claims he inappropriately touched them or made lewd comments. Abc7 News Reporter Carolyn Tyler is in the newsroom with a look at this case. Carol . Well, judge kaszynski was already the subject of a judicial investigation that began last week into these claims against him. Today in a statement, the judge says family and friends urged him to stay and fight, but instead he retired. It is an abrupt ending to a high profile career. Just last week judge Alex Kaszynski was hearing a case at the u. S. Appeals court in San Francisco. Now, after 32 years serving on the 9th circuit, he stepped down today, following allegations of Sexual Harassment by multiple women, including emily murphy, now a professor at u. C. Hastings college of the law. She was a clerk for another judge
Fatal. Southbound remains closed and will stay closed indefinitely due to damage on the bridge and the roadway as well as the need for investigators and responders to work in the area. The National Transportation safety board held the first News Conference saying the investigator will bring an entire team. He is accompanied by staff with expertise in operations, the chemical, track, signals, human performance, and survival factors. He was traveling on a newly late section designed to carry highspeed trains as part of a real improvement project. The old route traveled along puget sound that was too curvy for speeds. As evidenced by the derailment in the old tracks last july. It was carrying 260 passengers several of them were injured. Last year, there were more than 8800 train accidents in the us causing 700 fatalities and 6500 injuries. He says the primary defendants for wrongful deaths and many injuries will be an amtrak, spanish train manufacturer, and the company that owns the track
And will stay close and due to damage on the bridge and the roadway as well as the need for investigators and responders to work in that area. Just before noon, the National Transportation safety board held a News Conference saying the chief investigator will bring an entire team. Is accompanied by staff with expertise in operations, mechanical, track, signals, Human Performance and survival factors. The train was traveling on a newly laid section of tracks as part of an 800 million rail improvement project. The old route traveled along puget sound was too curvy for speeds as evidenced by this derailment and all tracks last july. He was carrying 267 passengers injuring several of them. According to the railroad administration, laster there were 8800 train accidents in the us causing 700 fatalities and 6500 injuries. He says the primary defendants for wrongful deaths and many injuries will be amtrak the spanish train manufacturer, and the company that owns the tracks often a major freig
Condoned within the legal profession, i think it is especially problematic because it sends a message to women that they do not have access to justice. Reporter the allegations against the 67yearold kaszynski span decades. Alex kaszynski. Reporter some pointing to the 1968 appearance on the show the dating game as an example of his behavior towards women. Judge kaszynski issued a Statement Today saying, in part, it grieves me to learn that i caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable. Thises what never my intent. While Sexual Harassment allegations now seem to be coming every day, larry represented what was then a watershed case in 1994 that captured international attention. And ended with millions in punitive damages for San Francisco secretary named rena weeks who sued her boss and won. I hope that the message to all women is that, go ahead and stand up because i think its reaching a Critical Mass now where reporter the 9th circuit is the largest of the nations Appellate Courts an
Three. It went off the track on its inaugural trip on new service from seattle to portland, oregon. Southbound interstate 5 below will be closed at least through tomorrow morning. That rail car left dangling in the darkness just part of the aftermath of this amtrak crash that killed at least three people and injured more than 100 others. Amtrak 501. Emergency. We are on the ground. Reporter all but one of the rail cars careening off the tracks in washington, several crashing on the busy highway below during the morning rush. Things just started to tip over as it was going around, and then all of a sudden ended up on its side and everything went dark. The train started to wobble for a moment, and then we were catapulted at the seats in front of us. Onboard of this the intogeral run of a newer faster amtrak route, tweeting just moments earlier, wow, this train is fast. Were passing up traffic on i5. Then just after 7 30 a. M. A locomotive with 76 crew and emergencies onboard plunged over