$24M verdict upheld

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  April 2, 2008 ;   Janet Kelley;   601 words ......against two railroad companies for injuries...responsible railroad companies, Amtrak and...men and the railroad companies, but after the...on top of a railroad car parked near...compelling,'' Stengel wrote in his opinion...has endured.'' Stengel ...

COURT: RAILROADS DESTROYED EVIDENCE; MEN SUE AMTRAK, CONRAIL OVER 1991...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 29, 2004 ;     787 words ......Judge John Centra in 2002 cited the railroad companies for destroying a dispatcher's record...the crash. Centra ruled that the railroad companies also failed to preserve evidence...Attorneys for the two boys accused the railroad companies of engaging in a cover-up to hide...

Attorney for fired railroad workers says there is confusion in who's...

Chicago Defender;  January 15, 2007 ;   Patterson, Demetrius;   787 words ......the contractors hired by the railroad companies were the culprits, such as...are what are called Class 1 railroad companies," Holder said. "What has occurred is that the Class 1 railroad companies have decided they needed to...

Judge rejects Landon May's 'genetic' claim; The convicted murderer had...

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  July 17, 2003 ;   Janet Kelley;   745 words ......misleading and distracting to the jury," Stengel wrote. Stengel also rejected Lyden's points...semen was found in Lucy Smith's mouth," Stengel wrote. "Any "error' in reference to the testimony...statement into writing and May read it, Stengel wrote, "May noted that he left ...

Railroads and American Law

The Journal of Transport History;  September 1, 2003 ;   Kostal, R W;   787 words ......of the interface of some American railroad companies and some American laws from the inception...the Civil War, the author observes, railroad companies that had been promoted to realise...and profit. In this era, American railroad companies and their 'robber baron' owners came...

HOLDING HOLOCAUST ACCOMPLICES ACCOUNTABLE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 9, 2007 ;     245 words ......bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3713) to hold railroad companies that worked with the Nazis accountable...camps during World War II by French railroad companies. "Nothing will ever make up for the...This bill will finally ensure the railroad companies that worked with the Nazis get ...

[ A vote on a contested pollution-reduction agreement signed in private by...

Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.;  October 28, 2005 ;   Nedra Lindsey;   606 words ......pollution-reduction agreement signed in private by railroad companies and the California Air Resources...critics said the deal is too easy on railroad companies, preempts stricter legislation, and...the dealing between CARB and the railroad companies,' said Jan Mizquez, a San ...

Terry to Check Va. Role in RF&P Deal

The Washington Post;  March 1, 1990 ;   John F. Harris;   385 words ......planned merger of two Richmond-based railroad companies. Wilder's press secretary, Laura...ownership stakes in one or both of the railroad companies: Senate Majority Leader Hunter B...over $10,000 worth of stock in both railroad companies. He joined other RF&P directors this...

Deadly crashes at Valley crossings spur call for increased awareness:...

Tribune (Mesa, AZ);  May 26, 2006 ;     637 words ......awareness campaigns, and pressuring the railroad companies to reduce train speeds through fast...in Pima County. In both cases, the railroad companies were not at fault. The commission...should be the same. But forcing the railroad companies to make changes could be difficult...

W. Oakland activist's suit tossed

Oakland Tribune;  June 30, 2005 ;   Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER;   560 words ......an activist's lawsuit that claimed railroad companies and government agencies conspired...continue seeing them support the railroad companies." Not likely, said Oakland City Attorney...But Williams claimed developers and railroad companies who had been using the land eventually...

West Oakland activist's suit axed

Oakland Tribune;  June 30, 2005 ;   Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER;   519 words ......an activist's lawsuit that claimed railroad companies and government agencies conspired...continue seeing them support the railroad companies." Not likely, said Oakland City Attorney...But Williams claimed developers and railroad companies who had been using the land eventually...

Railroad decision pleases officials.

News-Herald (Willoughby, OH);  October 24, 2006 ;     394 words ...Byline: By: Jenny May Oct. 24--Two railroad companies are limited to recovering $14,000...appropriation, Lucci also ruled that the railroad companies are not entitled to damages for increased...road-level railroad crossing. The railroad companies argued that would not be safe enough...

Rail service vital, but safety, security issues part of...

Mississippi Business Journal;  July 5, 2004 ;   Lofton, Lynn;   767 words ......increasing, and we hear from the railroad companies that the numbers might double. That...stay down and are not removed by railroad companies. When the railroads aren't making...and threats, MDOT is also helping railroad companies with security. Each company has its...

Rail service vital, but safety, security issues part of mix

The Mississippi Business Journal;  July 5, 2004 ;   Lofton, Lynn;   772 words ......increasing, and we hear from the railroad companies that the numbers might double. That...stay down and are not removed by railroad companies. "When the railroads aren't making...and threats, MDOT is also helping railroad companies with security. "Each company has...

Federal judge rejects railroads' lawsuit against judges

Charleston Daily Mail;  August 20, 2002 ;   THE ASSOCIATED PRESS;   249 words ......rejected a lawsuit filed by four railroad companies over a plan to group asbestos-related...justices and two circuit judges. The railroad companies, "have an adequate opportunity to...asbestos by railroad employees. The four railroad companies have 5,592 asbestos claims pending...