Now the mother wants to sue CSX??? Ridiculous!!! The boy was trespassing on railroad property, plain and simple. The bridge was marked with 4 (count'em - 4) "NO TRESPASSING" signs. If she wants to sue somebody, sue the school district, because her son apparently couldn't read, or at least he couldn't comprehend what he was reading (take this comment in the context in which it was written). Better yet, the mother should take the repsonsibility for her son's demise.
I wish the railroad would sue the mother of the minor child - remember she is legally repsonsible until the age of 18. Think of the engineer and what he has to live with for the rest of his life, all because of the actions of an irresponsible teenager. I'm sorry the kid is dead, but it was his fault. Now the mother's looking for a cash cow in the form of CSX to compensate her for her son's stupidity. And you can be sure her vulture lawyer will swoop right down and snatch a fat check from CSX for his time and trouble. What kind of lawyer would take this case anyways?? I hope that the courts find that this is lawsuit is a crock, and the mother ends up having to pay for the CSX attorneys and all associated court costs. Common sense begins at home. Also note, there is apparently no father in the picture, otherwise he'd be listed in the lawsuit too. Now this becomes a case of stupid - times 2.

Quote from the initial story about the incident. "Whiddon's mother is the principal of W.E. Cherry Elementary School and his father works at the Green Cove Springs Police Department"

Mom is an educator, figure the kid should know how to read the no treaspassing sign. Dad works in law enforcement...

sorry the boy died but let get the facts correct the rookie cop says the crew said they saw dear bull plus yes the crew will never forget, and God bless wesleys mom and dad but I wish they would vent there anger and pain else where get closer with God don't sue csx nor the road Forman the crew did everything they could there was no lack of trainning I know the sorry law firm they are Fela lawyers and I'm sure they couldent wait to call the family and please stop printing the crews name we are dealing with young minds that read this ,have I got to say more again Im sorry this happen but Mrs W let's just drop the law suit and be the kind of person your friends say you are and be proud of Wesley if he wouldent of hit the boy in front of him when the train hit him two would of died and thats a fact .God Bless

This is the type of lawsuit that happens with the Florida statute concerning camparable fault liability. In Florida, the plaintiff can claim the the railroad was 5% at fault, and on the $10,000,000 lawsuit, that would be $500,000 if they win. CSX will probably look at the jury trial will cost about $250,000 for their attornay fees, offer an out of court settlement of about $300,000, which they will take. This is a case of deep pocket litigation. CSX and all named defendents should file counter claims, and go with the jury trial. This would put a stop to these deep pocket lawsuits, and put these greedy lawyers out of business. For sure, it looks like the train crew will have more suffering that the parents, because when someone is killed by a train, if effects the crew for a lifetime. The kid was totally wrong, by law, trains have the right away.