{"id":7257,"date":"2019-10-14T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2019-10-14T12:13:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T12:13:52","slug":"15-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-enforce-safety-precautions-at-light-rail-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/15-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-enforce-safety-precautions-at-light-rail-station\/","title":{"rendered":"$15 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Enforce Safety Precautions at Light Rail Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Laing, 23, was walking northbound along a sidewalk platform at a Portland, Ore.,<a href=\"https:\/\/trimet.org\/max\/stations.htm\"> \u201cMax\u201d light rail station<\/a>. She crossed the eastbound tracks to board a stopped westbound train and was struck by an out-of-service eastbound train that was entering the station.<\/p>\n<p>Laing suffered facial and rib fractures; internal injuries, including injuries that required the removal of her spleen; a severed left leg and skin injuries. Her medical expenses were $800,000 and she missed approximately five months from her job as a retail worker earning $12 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Laing sued <a href=\"https:\/\/trimet.org\">TriMet<\/a>, the rail system\u2019s operator, and Gabe Sutherland, the train operator of the eastbound train. It was alleged that Sutherland had chosen not to sound a four-second audible warning as the train approached the platform. It was also maintained that Sutherland elected not to apply principles of defensive driving in the operation of the train.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/15-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-enforce-safety-precautions-at-light-rail-station\/#more-7257\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Laing, 23, was walking northbound along a sidewalk platform at a Portland, Ore., \u201cMax\u201d light rail station. She crossed the eastbound tracks to board a stopped westbound train and was struck by an out-of-service eastbound train that was entering the station. 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