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Litigation

Sep. 30, 2014

Insurance case involving settlement in 2008 Metrolink crash nearing trial

A dispute between insurance companies and a firm operating a Metrolink train during a 2008 collision that left 24 dead is heating up as both sides prepare to hash out what could be pivotal jury instructions in the big-money case.


By Matt Hamilton


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A dispute between insurance companies and a firm operating a Metrolink train during a 2008 collision that left 24 dead is heating up as both sides prepare to hash out what could be pivotal jury instructions in the big-money case.


The stakes are high: insurers including XL Insurance Co., Indian Harbor Insurance Co. and Lloyd's of London want a refund of the $132.5 million they kicked...

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