Amtrak Derailment Victims to Get $16.75 Million, Law Firm Says
Emergency crews work at the scene of a Amtrak train derailment in DuPont, Washington, on Dec. 18, 2017.
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A jury has awarded three plaintiffs injured in a 2017 Amtrak derailment outside DuPont, Washington a total of $16.75 million in damages, Luvera Law Firm said in a statement Friday.
The plaintiffs, Dale Skyllingstad, Blaine Wilmotte and Madison Wilmotte, are the first group of victims to take the railway carrier to trial for the incident that killed three men and injured more than 60 people on the road below the track.