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Lac-Megantic residents seeking permission to file lawsuit in train disaster
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Two Lac-Megantic residents are seeking permission to file a class-action suit against the owners of the train that derailed in their town on July 6.
One of the two men is Yannick Gagne, who owned the Musi-Cafe bar where many people died in the tragedy.
The other is Guy Ouellet, whose partner of five years lost her life in the blaze.
The defendants include the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic railway and its chairman, Edward Burkhardt.
The court document were filed this morning.
No financial sum is mentioned.
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