An Amtrak dispatcher injured in the deadly derailment in Philadelphia has filed what’s apparently the first lawsuit stemming from it.
A lawyer says city resident Bruce Phillips is still being treated at a hospital for a concussion, brain trauma and spinal injuries from Tuesday’s crash.
Lawyer Bob Myers says Phillips was in the last of the train’s seven cars on his way to work at a New York City dispatch center. The train sped into a curve and tumbled from the tracks.
Federal investigators say as the train approached the curve it accelerated to 106 mph, more than twice the speed limit.
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Myers says Amtrak is to blame regardless of whether the derailment resulted from operator action or mechanical failure. The federal lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $150,000.
Amtrak hasn’t returned a telephone message left Thursday seeking comment.