Amtrak Slashes $159M Award Over Passenger Death To $44M

By Bonnie Eslinger (July 16, 2024, 8:25 PM EDT) -- A Missouri federal judge on Tuesday reduced a $159 million verdict awarded to the family of a man shot while riding an Amtrak train to $44 million, saying while Amtrak's conduct showed an "indifference or reckless disregard of the safety of others," the punitive damages the jury awarded were excessive....

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