Connecticut Law TribuneRobert StoraceThe Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 did not preempt negligence claims against Metro-North Railroad over the 2013 death of Kevin Murphy, who slipped from the platform and fell in front of an oncoming train.The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a...
Court reinstates lawsuit against Metro-North by family of Darien man killed by train
CT PostDaniel TepferHARTFORD—The state Supreme Court has overruled a lower court ruling and reinstated a lawsuit against Metro-North Railroad by the family of a Darien man who was killed in 2013 when he fell in front of a train.While a lower court had ruled the railroad is immune from negligence...
Connecticut Supreme Court says lawsuit against Metro North involving a Darien man struck and killed by a train can proceed
Hartford CourantEdmund H. MahonyThe state Supreme Court ruled Friday that the estate of a man struck and killed by a Metro-North train can press a suit against the commuter line because state negligence claims are not automatically preempted by the federal government’s rail safety regulations.The decision grew out of a...