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Train Accident Verdicts: Sorensen v. The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company, et al.

Lillian Sorensen, et al v. The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company, et al.

Date: May 20, 2005

Verdict/Settlement (breakdown): $2.8 million verdict for plaintiff

State: California

Facts: Lawrence Sorensen was killed when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train crashed head-on into a Metrolink commuter train in April 2002. More than 260 people were injured, and two others were killed. He was 47. His parents, the plaintiffs, sued Burlington Northern for damages for the wrongful death of their son. They claimed that the value of loss was in Lawrence's relationship with his parents.

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