A Metro-North train. Photo: Phillip Capper/Wiki
The 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.
July 11, 2019 at 01:34 PM
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The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Metro-North Railroad was not liable for the death of a Darien man who slipped on a patch of ice on the platform and fell on the tracks in front of an oncoming train.
In a 5-0 ruling, the justices remanded the case to Bridgeport Superior Court for a jury trial, finding the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 did not preempt negligence claims against Metro-North.
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