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By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news
Kare 11 of the Twin Cities reports on the current events surrounding this case. Robert Pottroff continues to fight for the families of the four victims as they seek to punish the railroad for deceptively hiding evidence and lying in court. Read the story here.
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By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news
There are two, equally important ways of approaching this question. First, it is important to emphasize that there are in fact changes being made. Various sectors of the public are well-informed about crossing safety issues and are thus very concerned and active in the push for safety. A tragic series of passenger rail crashes - the California Metrolink crash, then Boston, and now D.C. - has prompted many officials to look intently at railroad safety issues (although the focus here has not been primarily on crossings).
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By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news
Bob Pottroff has agreed to assist the Victims Resource Group in their efforts to help those affected by the Metrolink crash in California. Please visit their website at https://www.victimsresourcegroup.com/ for more information.
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By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news
Bob Pottroff and Pottroff & Karlin, LLC represented the Chase, Frazier, Rhoades, and Shannon families, who each lost a kid to a train accident in Anoka, MN in 2003. After four and a half years and a six week trial, the jury found Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad at fault because the crossing arms did not come down as the victims' car approached the crossing. Among other things, Pottroff argued that BNSF hid evidence from investigators; the jury agreed.
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