(Source: Palestine Herald-Press, February 22, 2019)
PALESTINE, Texas — A federal lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad filed last April by local victims of the 2016 flood was settled last month for an undisclosed, confidential amount. The lawsuit, one of several representing litigants from nearly 50 Texas counties, could have cost the railroad tens of millions of dollars. The suit alleged Union Pacific had aggravated flood damage by failing to properly maintain drainage system and culverts. Since the plaintiffs accepted Union Pacific’s offer, the matter will not be heard in federal court. No admission of guilt was made by the railroad, and the amount of the settlement was ordered to remain confidential.
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