Metrolink
March 2, 2015
What You Should Know About Railway Safety/Liability
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, The Los Angeles Times reported that a Metrolink train crashed into a truck in Oxnard, California, resulting in 28 injuries. Five days later, on Sunday March 1, 2015, ABC News reported an Amtrak train had crashed into a vehicle in Camarillo, California; no injuries were reported. With news of the… read more
February 24, 2015
Metrolink Train Derails In Oxnard After Colliding With Truck – 28 Injured
OXNARD, CALIFORNIA (February 24, 2015) – A Metrolink commuter train struck a vehicle in Southern California this morning causing five of the train cars to derail, and three to be left on its side. Currently, there have been no fatalities but 28 people have been left with head trauma and neck and back injuries, with… read more
September 26, 2008
Fatal Train Crash Sparks Railroad Safety Reform
The Sept. 12, 2008 Los Angeles Metrolink train crash has sparked attention among lawmakers, encouraging them to enforce new requirements that will make railroad travel safe. The Metrolink train crash, which claimed the lives of 25 and left 138 injured, is the deadliest railroad accident in the United States in 15 years. Spurred by the… read more
September 26, 2008
Railroad Companies Face Scrutiny from the NTSB after Fatal Train Accident
The extreme tragic nature of the Sept. 12, 2008 collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train has put railroad transportation under even more scrutiny by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB is responsible for spearheading investigations of major transportation accidents, and has been urging California Railroad Companies to… read more
September 15, 2008
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn Takes Leadership Role in Metrolink Litigation
The first pre-trial conference was held for the Placentia Coordinated Railroad Litigation on March 12, 2003, in downtown Santa Ana. At this hearing, Aitken, Aitken & Cohn was selected as liaison counsel for the Placentia Railroad Litigation and charged with forming a Plaintiffs “Executive Committee.” This election by was based on the recommendation of the… read more