Railroad Not Liable For Death Of Teen Struck By Train, 6th Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (August 7, 2019, 12:54 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A lower court properly admitted evidence about an antidepressant’s side effects to help explain why a 13-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a train did not move off of the tracks, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Aug. 5, affirming that several railroad defendants were not liable for her death (Jessica Frye v. CSX Transportation Inc., et al., No. 18-2056, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 23305)....