A lawsuit was filed Friday seeking damages relating to the death of a local technology company CEO in the Amtrak 188 derailment in Port Richmond that killed eight and injured hundreds in May.
Rachel Jacobs, 39, was traveling in the first passenger car from Philadelphia back to her home in New York to her husband and young son on May 12 when the train derailed. The lawsuit, filed by Tom Kline of the Philadelphia law firm Kline & Specter on behalf of her family, accuses Amtrak of “willful, wanton and reckless disregard for the safety of its passengers.”
“A husband, family, and many friends grieve the loss of a wonderful spouse and mother of a two year old, a burgeoning tech company mourns the loss of its leader, and the Philadelphia business community lost a bright star in this terrible and avoidable tragedy,” Kline said in a statement. v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
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