Corboy & Demetrio Secures $22.5 Million Settlement for Victim of Rockford Train Derailment

The husband of a Rockford woman who died in a fiery train derailment in 2009 has settled his lawsuit against three railroad companies for $22.5 million.  The plaintiff, 40, whose wife, 44, died as she ran on fire from their car, was represented by Robert J. Bingle and Philip Harnett Corboy, Jr., partners at Corboy & Demetrio.  The plaintiff was also badly burned in the explosion as he tried to flee for safety.