Illinois Truck Accident Lawyers and attorneys involved in truck accident litigation nationwide must have a firm understanding of the various applicable state and Federal Trucking Regulations. The federal regulations appear in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 C.F.R. §§ 350-399). The federal regulations govern all vehicles involved in interstate traffic. These regulations are extensive… Read More
Metra Not Immune From Train Accident Lawsuits
Chicago train accident lawyers – Passen & Powell In a win for Chicago train accident lawyers and their injured clients, Illinois circuit court recently held that the Illinois Tort Immunity Act does not apply to a common carrier such as the metropolitan commuter railroad system (“Metra”). The court ruled Metra was not shielded by the… Read More
Train Crash Lawsuit
According to recent news reports, a settlement was recently approved in two railroad accident wrongful death lawsuits arising from a 2005 Metra train derailment in Chicago that killed two women and injured 117 other passengers. Two passengers were killed on Sept. 17, 2005, when the Metra engineer sped a double-decker, five-car, morning rush-hour Rock Island Line… Read More
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