Oregon Jury Awards Woman Struck By Train $8.7 Million, Holds Her Partly At Fault

Mealey's (March 12, 2019, 11:56 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon jury awarded a pedestrian $15 million on Feb. 25 for the injuries she sustained when she was hit by a train while crossing the tracks at a station platform but held her 42 percent liable for the accident, reducing her award to $8.7 million (Andrea “Amy” Laing v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, et al., No. 17-36490, Ore. Cir., Multnomah Co.)....