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Property Damage from a Derailment - Settle instead of Sue?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by mudchicken</i> <br /><br />Railroad claim agents try to work out the most equitable solution that they can. Being that most railroads are self-insured, these folks work hard to minimize the damages and keep the lawyers as underemployed as possible. Most of these folks are very good and sometimes deal with some truly heartbreaking cases - I would not want their job. There are a few, like most places, that are rather dubious (sp?) in carrying out their work, we have nicknamed those folks "Quick Check Artists". <br /> <br /> [banghead][banghead][banghead] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />MC- <br /> <br />You are indeed a diplomat about Claim Agents, who, as you know, also handle FELA matters with injured employees. I can still recall lieing in my hospital bed and having the Claim Agent come into my room the day after major surgery with pen and release in hand brushing aside my morphine IV to try and get me to sign it. Hospital staff and security somehow though that was a bit much. So did I. <br /> <br />LC <br /> <br />
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