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
伊利諾伊州公共承運人對火車和公共汽車事故的責任
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
伊利諾伊州聯邦法官限制「患者傾倒」索賠的範圍
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 不能倖免於火車事故訴訟
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