Award-winning attorney Robert Mansell can aggressively pursue your train accident injury claim.

Train accidents are terrifying events that have a high probability of resulting in serious bodily injury or even death. They also present a distinct, multifaceted area of personal injury law that requires experienced, skillful advocacy. For aggressive advocacy and accessible, straightforward service, contact Mansell and Mansell APC.

At Mansell and Mansell APC, we have the experience needed in complex train accident injury cases to effectively cut through the red tape in your case.

Train Accident Statistics

Railroads remain an important part of American life. Railroads are utilized for commercial transit as well as business and personal travel. The railroads that crisscross the country are responsible for transporting hundreds of thousands of people on a daily basis as well as cargo, merchandise, and even chemicals.

California Train Accidents

Train collisions in California are relatively rare but can have cataclysmic effects. Causes of train accidents in Los Angeles can include:

• Catastrophic mechanical failure of the train or the tracks
• Negligence of the train engineer or drivers of other vehicles
• Intentional acts of people intent on purposely causing a train accident?

Trains themselves, along with the mechanized tracks that they travel on, can suffer from mechanical or electrical failure, causing accidents. The negligence of people outside of the train can have an impact as well. For example, vehicles that carelessly cross the train track in an attempt to "beat the train" despite active warning signals account for many train accidents.

Other accidents are caused by the negligence of the train operator. The September 2008 Chatsworth train crash, the deadliest train crash in Metrolink history, was later found to be the result of a distracted train engineer sending text messages and failing to stop for a red light. Twenty-five people, including the engineer, were killed when the Metrolink train collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train. A $200 million settlement fund, the maximum allowed under the law, was just finalized for victims of the Chatsworth train accident.

Other train accidents are not accidents at all. In 2005, a man intentionally parked his Jeep Cherokee on a railroad track in Glendale, California. A Metrolink commuter train collided with the vehicle, which caused it to jackknife and slam into two other trains, one a parked freight train and the other another passenger train passing in the opposite direction. The resulting train crash killed 11 people and injured up to 200 others. The man responsible for the crash claimed that he had intended to commit suicide when he drove his car on the tracks and, after changing his mind, was unable to drive off the tracks before the train collision. While he was subsequently convicted of 11 counts of murder, Metrolink ultimately settled the majority of the injury and death claims for $30 million.

Los Angeles Train Accident Attorney

If you have been injured in a train crash accident, it is imperative that you speak to an attorney as soon as possible. Train accidents fall into a complex area of law that requires experienced, skillful advocacy to navigate. Additionally, specific laws apply to cases that involve government agencies, as train accident cases often do, which require fast action to preserve claims. Fighting for the compensation you are due can require resilience and financial resources; the law firm of Mansell and Mansell APC offer both, advancing costs to clients in order to aggressively pursue every case.

To receive a free legal assessment of your train accident injury case, contact the Los Angeles law firm of Mansell and Mansell APC today. Clients pay nothing out of pocket and our law firm collects nothing unless we obtain compensation on your behalf. Train accident attorney Robert Mansell has over 25 years of litigation experience, fighting for the rights of those injured by others. Robert Mansell has secured tens of millions of dollars in compensation for clients. Read more about Robert Mansell's successes.

Contact us at any time for a free, confidential consultation about your train accident case. Request an attorney meet with you at your convenience or schedule an in-office appointment at any of our accessible California locations. Reach us at any time through our secure online form or at (323)800-0000.

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