Of large mass tort, the catastrophe. Reporter eight people were killed, 200 others her night of may 12th 2015, when amtrak train, torpedoed into a sharp curve in the cities Port Richmond section. Train, zoomed into the section of the track and doubled the posted speed. Federal investigate founded that the conductor was distract. Amtrak declined to comment on the settlement but attorneys say victim will be granted hearings in court, it will then be up to a federal judge, to approve recommendations, on award. It will be efficient for these victims, and most importantly, it will be timely. Because they have continued to suffer. Reporter congress initially capped settlement amount at 200 milliondollar, and the attorneys were successful in increasing it f not for deal, lawyers say 125 individual cases, would have been left to meander through the court system. Absent this program, what would have happened would be a course of a 125 or more lawsuits, going forward, each would have to be subje
Of large mass tort, the catastrophe. Reporter eight people were killed, 200 others her night of may 12th 2015, when amtrak train, torpedoed into a sharp curve in the cities Port Richmond section. Train, zoomed into the section of the track and doubled the posted speed. Federal investigate founded that the conductor was distract. Amtrak declined to comment on the settlement but attorneys say victim will be granted hearings in court, it will then be up to a federal judge, to approve recommendations, on award. It will be efficient for these victims, and most importantly, it will be timely. Because they have continued to suffer. Reporter congress initially capped settlement amount at 200 milliondollar, and the attorneys were successful in increasing it f not for deal, lawyers say 125 individual cases, would have been left to meander through the court system. Absent this program, what would have happened would be a course of a 125 or more lawsuits, going forward, each would have to be subje