Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
John Feroleto invited to speak at University of Buffalo program
September 15, 2014
John Feroleto was asked to present at an important University at Buffalo civil justice symposium October 7. Ken Feinman, the keynote speaker was appointed by attorney general John Ashcroft to be the special master of the September 11 victim compensation fund. He worked 33 months entirely pro bono,