(Source: Associated Press, October 13, 2015)
PORTLAND, Maine — A lawyer for relatives of most of the 47 people killed in an oil train derailment in Canada described a Canadian railroad’s refusal to contribute to a settlement fund as “reprehensible” and vowed to pursue a lawsuit. Canadian Pacific contends it bears no responsibility for the fiery disaster in Lac Megantic, Quebec, in 2013 and puts the blame squarely on the railroad whose runaway train derailed.
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