Brian S. Colón

From Singleton Schreiber New Mexico Offices:

The following is a statement from Brian S. Colón, managing partner of Singleton Schreiber’s New Mexico offices (regarding a train carrying propane and gasoline that derailed Friday afternoon near Gallup). Singleton Schreiber specializes in litigation involving toxic exposure, train derailments, and wildfires, and represents families impacted in other incidents caused by BNSF Railway.

“We must hold bad actors like BNSF accountable when they harm our environment and our communities, and engage in a repeat pattern of negligence and misconduct. As we have called for in other BNSF incidents, there must be increased safety measures and regulations to make sure that this does not continue to happen in our communities, as it is severely and negatively impacting our environment and people’s way of life.”

Singleton Schreiber is a client-centered law firm, specializing in mass torts/multi-district litigation, fire litigation, personal injury/wrongful death, civil rights, and environmental law. Over the last decade, the firm has recovered more than $2.5 billion for clients who have been harmed and sought justice. The firm also has the largest fire litigation practice in the country, having represented over 20,000 victims of wildfire, most notably serving plaintiffs in litigation related to the 2023 Maui wildfires, the Colorado Marshall wildfire, the Washington Gray wildfire, and others.