Firm plays leading role in negotiating $265 million MDL settlement

In connection with its continuing representation of Amtrak in the MDL arising out of the May 12, 2015 derailment in Philadelphia, PA, LCBF negotiated a $265 million global resolution with the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee. On October 27, 2016, U.S. District Judge Legrome Davis approved the settlement program.  Over 120 lawsuits have been filed on behalf of more than 150 passengers who suffered injuries and the families of passengers who died in the accident.  The LCBF team is headed by Mark Landman and included John Bonventre and Yuri Brunetti.