Sen. Calls For Increase On Amtrak Crash Liability Cap

By Alex Wolf (May 18, 2015, 7:20 PM EDT) -- The top-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee introduced legislation on Monday in response to last week's fatal Amtrak derailment that would increase the cap on damages for passenger rail liability following such an accident from $200 million to $500 million, saying the current cap is outdated....

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