Georgia couple's family sues over fatal Amtrak derailment
Workers stand near train tracks Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, next to overturned cars from an Amtrak train that derailed Saturday near Joplin, Mont., killing three people and injuring others. Federal investigators are seeking the cause of the derailment. (Ted S. Warren/Associated Press)
HELENA (AP) — The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns the tracks.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Illinois, says Amtrak and BSNF Railway were responsible for the Sept...
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