Following a railway accident, one of the key legal questions is determining who may be held liable for the harm suffered by victims and which legal avenues are available to claim compensation.
In the report “The lengthy judicial process of claiming compensation following a train accident”, written by Nuria Morcillo and published in El País, Pedro Colina, Partner in the White-Collar Crime practice at Kepler—Karst Law Firm, examines the civil liabilities that may arise from such incidents and the scope of compensation to which those affected may be entitled.
Pedro Colina discusses the different forms of liability that may arise in these proceedings, including the State's potential subsidiary civil liability, and the importance of the findings of the criminal investigation in determining the available avenues for seeking compensation.
The article also provides insight into how insurance coverage operates in these cases, as well as the legal criteria that must be considered when assessing compensation in such proceedings.
Read the full report here.
Access Spanish version here.
