$100 Million Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims of Catastrophic Metrorail Crash

Stuart, FL— Prominent attorney Willie Gary, along with his partner Gloretta Hall and associate attorney Alton Hale, along with co-counsel Keith Watters of Keith Watters and Associates, announced that they will be representing Ivey Epps and her mother, Bernea Bell, in a $100 million lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

The legal team contends that Ivey and Bernea were victims of negligent inspection by the Washington Area Transit Authority, who they claim did not properly maintain, repair, and inspect the brakes on the Red Line metro train.

As a result, the victims sustained severe and painful injuries when their train unexpectedly collided with another metro train.

The suit argues that the Washington Metropolitan Transit authority failed to remove the aforementioned railcars from service, in spite of the fact that the Defendants had knowledge that they were not suitable for passenger travel due to the faulty safety equipment.

As it is the Defendant’s duty to ensure that the operations of the trains are up to appropriate standards and passenger safety is fully guaranteed, the Defendant is being held accountable.

The National Transportation Safety Board had urged Metro to replace or overhaul the cars more than 13 years ago because officials did not believe the cars would survive a collision.