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Posted by: Larry Lapidus
July 01, 2009
My action in filing suit on behalf of a Metro Crash Train victim was the first suit to be filed in court arising from the Metro Train Crash Tragedy. Some other lawyers, accumstomed to holding cases for long periods of time before filing suit, were critical for obvious reasons.
My clients were delighted and suit was filed of course with their express permission. When the media reported on the lawsuit, some members of the public became critical, but other were supportive. Here are the supportive comments:
This lawyer knows from experience that Metro negotiates settlements in bad faith, which is why the lawsuit was filed sooner rather than later.
Just remember one thing. Lawrence Lapidus has repeatedly sued Metro for his clients and has won. His reputation is national, and he is repeatedly rated as one of the best attorneys in the country at his speciality. He has also won numerous, multi-million dollar settlements and lawsuits for his clients. Obviously, he must be doing something right.
Filing lawsuits sooner rather than later is customary, when a complainant has a claim against any party with a reputation for bad-faith negotiating.
I further disagree that it is prudent to delay filing suit, until investigations are complete, although I do understand your logic. The advantage of filing sooner is that:
1) Facts are still fresh on the minds of prospective witnesses;
2) It deprives Metro of time needed to destroy incriminating evidence of negligence;
3) It deprives Metro of time needed to coach Metro employees on how Metro wants them to perjure their testimony; and
4) There exists ample evidence of Metro's history of negligence that any need to await the outcome of this particular investigation is less important than it would be if Metro had no history of negligence.
