The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation heard arguments in New York City on Thursday on the largely undisputed bid to consolidate cases stemming from the May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200.
Both Amtrak and the majority of the plaintiffs agreed an MDL would be the best way to streamline the litigation. The only resistance came from three plaintiffs lawyers who argued in court papers that since Amtrak admitted fault in the accident, the need for the coordinated discovery an MDL provides is gone—one of whom has withdrawn his objection.
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