According to news reports, yesterday there were two separate train accidents in the Chicagoland area: one was a vehicle-train crash, the other was a pedestrian-train accident. Unfortunately, both train accidents were deadly. To speak with a top Chicago train accident lawyer, call Passen & Powell at (312) 527-4500 for a Free Consultation. The news reports… Read More
Illinois Common Carrier Liability for Train and Bus Accidents
From January to April 2009, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has recorded 587 “train accidents” and 672 “highway-rail incidents”. The FRA defines a train accident as “an event involving ontrack rail equipment that results in monetary damage to the equipment and track above a certain threshold.” This would include a train derailment, such as the… Read More
Federal Judge in Illinois Limits Scope of ‘Patient Dumping’ Claims
A federal district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois held that a woman who suffered a miscarriage after waiting in an emergency room at Sherman Hospital for 90 minutes to see a doctor could not seek recourse under a federal statute barring “patient dumping.” However, the judge stressed that the plaintiff may still… 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