4 passengers on train that derailed in Philadelphia file lawsuit over injuries

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Four passengers on the Amtrak train that derailed last week in Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit Monday, citing "serious and disabling" injuries.

According to Reuters, the lawsuit against the U.S. rail service, filed in Philadelphia, appeared to be the first by non-employee passengers since the May 12 crash that killed eight and injured more than 200.

On Friday, an Amtrak employee filed the first lawsuit, asking for more than $150,000 in damages.

The passengers who filed the lawsuit include two cousins from Spain -- one of whom nearly lost an arm -- and a Brooklyn advertising executive who broke ribs, tore knee ligaments and lost teeth but staggered to help people before collapsing and being carried away on a gurney, lawyers said.

The news of the lawsuit came as Amtrak trains began rolling again between Philadelphia and New York early Monday, the first time since the derailment.