A Minnesota Judge has punished Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for destroying evidence and lying about the cause of a rail road crossing accident that killed 4 young people in 2003.  After considering the conduct of the railroad, the Judge ordered them to pay an additional $4 million to the families and their lawyers. Hoorah! Businesses of all kinds can go over the top when it comes to defending themselves in lawsuits, often spending more to defend a case than it would cost to settle it. Why? Someone in the organization has an ego that prevents them from admitting a mistake, or accepting any personal responsibility for a tragedy. It’s always easy to blame the victim, and unfortunately there are some people on juries who will do the same. Is that the kind of society we want to live in? A society where companies can hire lawyers to fight off victims so that they get little or nothing? The railroad isn’t the only industry that has done this, the same has been said of insurance companies handling automobile accident claims. For more information about auto insurance companies attempts to unfairly deny, delay and defend claims, click here.  For additional information about this Minnesota case punishing the railroad, click here.

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