CSX sues insurers over Chicago rail worker injury coverage dispute

Those risk-transfer provisions are now being tested by two lawsuits brought by Granite employees. CSXT’s filing states that on November 13, 2024, worker Christopher Valente sued CSXT and TranSystems, alleging he was injured on May 23, 2024, when a crane lost control of a load that struck him while he was working on the project. A second suit, filed January 16, 2025, by worker Henry Ipema, alleges he fell off a platform on December 20, 2023, due to allegedly inadequate and unsafe tie-off for fall protection while working at the same project. CSXT has filed answers denying liability in both cases. 

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