Lawsuits Filed In Train, Garbage Truck Collision
Written by our personal injury lawyers in Charlottesville
Several personal injury lawsuits have now been filed as a result of the collision between the Amtrak train and a Time Disposal garbage truck in Crozet, Virginia on January 31, 2018.
Crozet is a small town in Albemarle County that it is essentially a suburb of Charlottesville, Virginia. The personal injury lawsuits claim that Time Disposal and its employees failed to pay attention to their duties as they drove the garbage truck across the railroad crossing.
The lawsuits also make claims against Amtrak, the train operator and CSX transportation and Buckingham Branch Railroad, the track owners.
Our law firm represents one of the Amtrak service attendants who was injured in the collision between the Amtrak train and the Time Disposal garbage truck.
Since there are a total of five defendants who we believe all have some responsibility for causing or contributing to cause the accident, the case will involve a search to determine the level of responsibility of each defendant.
As an experienced personal injury lawyer in Charlottesville, my law firm will utilize all legal tools to evaluate the case, including taking depositions of the parties and witnesses and filing written requests for document production.
The legal process takes several months and culminates in a trial where legal responsibility for the injuries of the plaintiff is determined by a jury. In Charlottesville and Albemarle County, the juries are diverse and reflect the communities.
Since the accident happened in Albemarle County, the case will be presented to a jury of Albemarle County citizens. Stay tuned for more information about this very complex lawsuit.
You can collect for injuries. Call the personal injury law firm of Wilson & Hajek.
Personal injury lawyers in Charlottesville serving Albemarle County, Augusta County, Waynesboro and all of central Virginia.
