IN RE: AMTRAK TRAIN DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ON MAY 12, 2015

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Case Number:

2:15-md-02654

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

P.I.: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

JAN E. DUBOIS

  1. July 31, 2017

    Open Cases In Amtrak Philly Derailment MDL Resolved

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday dismissed all 90 active cases in the multidistrict litigation stemming from the the deadly 2015 derailment of Amtrak train number 188 in Philadelphia, months after granting approval to a $265 million settlement for all pending claims. 

  2. April 06, 2016

    Amtrak Passengers Lose Early Cert. Bid In Derailment Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday refused to grant settlement class certification to two passengers suing Amtrak over a train's derailment last year in Philadelphia, ruling that damages capped at $295 million would likely be reduced in related multidistrict litigation.

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