Train crash images are fresh in everyone’s mind from the recent Amtrak tragedy in Philadelphia. But Connecticut has its own recent history with rail disasters, and the state, on May 17, just marked the two-year anniversary of the Metro-North crash and derailment that left more than 70 passengers and crew injured.
That date also marked the deadline for lawyers to file claims against the railroad company. Several dozen lawsuits have been filed in state and federal court, both in Connecticut and New York. Some were filed in the accident’s aftermath in 2013; numerous others were filed in the days leading up to the deadline earlier this month.
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