Netherlands: a mugged train driver ask for compensation

An Utrecht court ruled, on May 8, 2007 that Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the railroad company, gradually privatized between 1994 and 2001, is responsible for a train driver’s post-traumatic stress. (Ref. 070414)
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This employee, today aged 50, was confronted to muggings from passengers several times during his career. The judge ruled that the NS railroad company did not do everything it could to prevent this violence, and did not bring enough support to its employee after every incident either. Late trains, the lack of seats in the trains or services disturbances increase since NS’ partial privatization. Passengers’ discontentment was such that in December 200, the main association for the defense of con

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