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Passenger Trains > King5 article about passengers not being able to sue AmtrakDate: 11/18/19 16:17 King5 article about passengers not being able to sue Amtrak Author: Pioneer2526 Has anyone seen this article king5.com ? What does this mean looks like passengers cannot due Amtrak anymore after a accident ?
Posted from iPhone Date: 11/18/19 17:03 Re: King5 article about passengers not being able to sue Amtrak Author: PRSL-recall This is a hot subject right now. I haven't seen the article to which you refer but here is a link to a Railway Age article which will probably answer your questions:
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/amtraks-mutual-agreement-to-arbitrate/ Date: 11/18/19 18:48 Re: King5 article about passengers not being able to sue Amtrak Author: MSE There is a decent chance that the "mutual agreement" will be ruled invalid because it was anything but mutual.
In the past, courts have ruled that clauses like that have to be in bold or in capital letters. They certainly cannot be buried in a 15,000+ word document and be called "mutual." Date: 11/18/19 19:29 Re: King5 article about passengers not being able to sue Amtrak Author: Lackawanna484 TrainOrders had this discussion more than a week ago, based on the original Politico article.
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,4898836,4898887#msg-4898887 Date: 11/19/19 05:35 Re: King5 article about passengers not being able to sue Amtrak Author: Dcmcrider Sure, it's "mutual." You either agree to Amtrak's terms or "agree" to take your business elsewhere.
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