Amtrak, BNSF seek change of venue in Chariton County train crash cases
Amtrak and BNSF are asking judges to move at least three cases over a deadly summer train crash because too few people live in Chariton County.
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New lawsuit filed in Amtrak derailment case takes aim at victims
Railroad company BNSF is asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits over a deadly Chariton County Amtrak crash in a move some passengers’ attorneys are calling “unconstitutional.”
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Pennsylvania couple sues contractor in Amtrak train crash
A Pennsylvania couple who were riding on an Amtrak train through Chariton County went it hit a dump truck and derailed have sued the company that operated the truck and its driver, who died in the crash.
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Another Amtrak employee files lawsuit over Chariton County train crash
An Amtrak worker from California has sued his employer over a deadly June train crash in Chariton County.
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Judge allows Amtrak derailment lawsuits to move forward
A judge allowed lawsuits filed in connection with June’s deadly train derailment in Chariton County to proceed in court.
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Second Amtrak employee files lawsuit following train derailment
A second employee from Amtrak has filed a lawsuit after the train derailment in June.
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Woman charged after firing gun in Brunswick
A woman is facing a gun charge after allegedly shooting from her house at someone in Brunswick.
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Amtrak employee alleges overcrowding in lawsuit over deadly crash
An Amtrak employee is suing the train service, alleging in part that the Southwest Chief No. 4 train was overcrowded when it crashed in Chariton County in June, killing four people.
Continue Reading Two more lawsuits filed following deadly Amtrak train crash in Chariton
Two more lawsuits have been filed connected to the Amtrak train derailment last month.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: 29 COVID patients in Boone County hospitals; 58 new cases
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Continue Reading NTSB releases preliminary report about deadly Amtrak derailment in Chariton County
The NTSB has released its preliminary report about last month’s deadly Amtrak derailment near Mendon, Missouri.
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Family sues after their loved one was killed in Amtrak derailment
MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Wednesday court documents revealed the latest on a new Amtrak derailment lawsuit. The family argues Billy Barton the second, the man driving the dump truck for MS contracting that hit the train, failed to operate the dump truck with care and safety which ultimately resulted in the death of their family member Binh Phan. Almost a
Continue Reading Family of Kansas woman files lawsuit in deadly Amtrak train derailment
Another lawsuit has been filed after the deadly Amtrak train derailment in June in Chariton County.
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Lawsuits target BNSF, Amtrak, dump truck company for Mendon train derailment
Several lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts against the companies involved in the late-June train derailment in Chariton County.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County adds over 200 new COVID cases over the holiday weekend
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Amtrak, BNSF sue dump truck driver’s company in fatal train crash and derailment
Amtrak and railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe have sued the company that employed a dump truck driver killed in a train crash this week in Chariton County.
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Widow of dump truck driver in Amtrak crash files wrongful death lawsuit
The widow of the dump truck driver killed Monday when an Amtrak train slammed into his vehicle at a Chariton County crossing is suing the owner of the tracks and the county government.
Continue Reading NTSB: Amtrak train was traveling at nearly 90 mph at time of Chariton County crash
Federal investigators looking into a Chariton County Amtrak crash that killed four people and injured dozens more will provide another update on their work Wednesday afternoon.
Continue Reading Missouri Department of Transportation knew crossing was not safe before Amtrak crash
Federal investigators arrived in Chariton County on Tuesday to investigate a deadly train crash and derailment.
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Passenger reacts to Amtrak train derailment: says he’s grateful to walk away unharmed
A trip over 2,000 miles was cut short for 275 passengers on board an Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed on Monday.
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