What constitutes train accident negligence?
Failure to use reasonable care while operating a train constitutes negligence. Determining who was at fault in any train accident means figuring out who was negligent, and thus responsible for causing the accident. If your injuries are the result of an operator’s failure to use reasonable care while operating the train, then you might have a valid claim. What is the NTSB? The National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) is an independent federal agency with jurisdiction over train accidents in the United States. The NTSB issues safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents. The NTSB also conducts special studies of transportation safety issues of national significance. What role does the FBI play in the investigation of a train accident? The FBI’s role is to investigate the possibility of sabotage or some other criminal act that may have contributed to an accident. Though the FBI is consulted in many large train accidents, it takes over jurisdiction only in rare cases wh
