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Metro Settles Lawsuit Resulting From 2009 Crash in Washington D.C.

Metro has agreed to settle a lawsuit against its insurance broker that stemmed from the 2009 red line crash in Washington, D.C. that killed nine people. After the crash, Metro sued insurance broker Aon, which put together the insurance that …

Metro Legal Costs Jump Due to 2009 Crash

Metro has paid out $173 million in legal claims in the past five years, and the number jumped as the agency started to settle lawsuits stemming from a deadly 2009 crash. The Washington Examiner reports that the transit agency’s annual …

Claimed Auto Injury Losses in N.Y. Metro Area Rose 70% in 10 Years

Personal injury protection (PIP) claims closed in 2010 show that claimed losses for medical expenses, lost wages, and other expenses from auto accident injuries in the New York City area rose 70 percent over the past decade. This surpasses the …

Washington D.C.’s Metro Files Lawsuit Against Insurer

Washington D.C.’s Metro has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $13 million from its insurance company, claiming that it has failed to pay costs and extra expenses in connection with the 2009 rail crash that killed nine people. The lawsuit …

December Service Promised on Irene-Wrecked New York Rails

The Metro-North Railroad says service will resume along the length of the Port Jervis line by the end of the year. The line serves about 2,800 riders a day in Rockland and Orange counties. It was heavily damaged during the …