Metro Files Lawsuit Against Insurance Company
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metro has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $13 million from its insurance company, claiming that it has failed to pay costs and extra expenses in connection with the 2009 rail crash that killed nine people.
The lawsuit was filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Boston-based Lexington Insurance. A malfunctioning electronic circuit caused trains to crash near the Fort Totten station on June 22, 2009, on Metro's red line, killing a train operator and eight passengers.
The Washington Examiner reports that Metro claims since the crash, it has experienced a drastic drop in
ridership and that transit agency property has still not returned to normal operations.
A call Tuesday night from The AP to Lexington Insurance was not immediately returned.
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