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Re: Engineer In Deadly 2015 Amtrak Derailment Won't Face Criminal Charges
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 05-10-2017 - 15:54
mook Wrote:
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> ...limited vocabulary...
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> I wouldn't be surprised if the engineer is the
> target of lawsuits, even if there's no criminal
> prosecution. Can the passengers etc. go after him
> personally, given the NTSB findings, as well as
> Amtrak? Even if not, I could see some people
> filing just to cost him money for defense.
Amtrak has settled with
127 people for 265 Million, but the money is still being divided. Since Bastian is not being charged with criminal negligence it's hard to see how a civil suit work.
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> ...limited vocabulary...
>
> I wouldn't be surprised if the engineer is the
> target of lawsuits, even if there's no criminal
> prosecution. Can the passengers etc. go after him
> personally, given the NTSB findings, as well as
> Amtrak? Even if not, I could see some people
> filing just to cost him money for defense.
Amtrak has settled with
127 people for 265 Million, but the money is still being divided. Since Bastian is not being charged with criminal negligence it's hard to see how a civil suit work.
