[Editor: Liability is a huge – and lingering – issue when it comes to oil train derailments and catastrophic firey explosions. There have been daily updates this past week on an announced settlement in the massive Lac-Mégantic disaster of July, 2013. We watch and wait for potentially precedent-setting decisions. See below. – RS]
Court delays ruling on 2013 Quebec oil train crash settlement
(Reuters) — A Quebec judge reserved his decision on Wednesday on whether to grant a motion that would clear the way for a settlement between victims of the 2013 Lac-Megantic oil train disaster and dozens of companies and individuals linked to the crash that killed 47 people. Read More >
Canadian Pacific asks judge not to approve Lac-Megantic derailment settlement
(Calgary Herald) — SHERBROOKE, Que. – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s lawyers asked a Quebec judge not to approve a proposed $430-million settlement fund for victims of the Lac-Megantic train derailment because they say its terms are unfair to the company. Read More >
Quebec court to hear arguments in $431 million settlement for Lac-Megantic victims
(Globalnews.ca) – WATCH: A settlement to compensate victims of the Lac-Megantic train disaster may be in danger. Lawyers for Canadian Pacific are questioning the legitimacy of the entire process, just two days before a judge was set to approve the deal. As Mike Armstrong explains, the last minute hiccup could mean a delay of months or even years. Read More >
Canadian Pacific legal challenge plunges Lac-Mégantic settlement into question
(Montreal Gazette) – A lawyer for the defunct railroad at the centre of the Lac-Mégantic train derailment said Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is acting deplorably and offensively by attempting to shut down proceedings to distribute more than $430 million to victims and creditors of the 2013 tragedy. Read More >