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News Wire: Jury awards millions of dollars in damages to passengers injured in 2017 Cascades wreck

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Monday, September 16, 2019 4:04 PM

SEATTLE — A federal-court jury in Tacoma, Wash., has awarded $16.75 million in damages to two of the victims and the spouse of one of them for injuries sustained in the December 2017 Amtrak Cascades derailment. The eight-member jury returned t...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/09/16-jury-awards-millions-of-dollars-in-damages-to-passengers-injured-in-2017-cascades-wreck

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, September 16, 2019 4:14 PM

Brian Schmidt
SEATTLE — A federal-court jury in Tacoma, Wash., has awarded $16.75 million in damages to two of the victims and the spouse of one of them for injuries sustained in the December 2017 Amtrak Cascades derailment. The eight-member jury returned t...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/09/16-jury-awards-millions-of-dollars-in-damages-to-passengers-injured-in-2017-cascades-wreck

When will the appeal be heard?  Remember, no judgement is final until the final appeal has been ruled upon.

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Posted by PNWRMNM on Monday, September 16, 2019 7:05 PM

Balt,

Since ATK admitted liability, I doubt that they will appeal these verdicts which are not outrageous.

Mac

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