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A slew of dismissals in legal cases regarding the deadly L’Enfant smoke incident in January 2015 indicate that settlements have been reached between some of the affected riders, Metro, and/or the city.

Sixteen cases were dismissed on July 24 and 25 with the go-ahead from the victims, Metro, and D.C., WTOP reports.

This comes after a judge granted the request of 25 plaintiffs to withdraw their suits back in May, also leading to talk of settlements, though Metro and plaintiffs’ lawyers have been tight-lipped.

On Jan. 12, 2015, a number of train cars near L’Enfant Plaza filled with smoke after an “electrical arcing incident.” Passengers were not evacuated for about 40 minutes, leading to the death of one woman and the hospitalization of more than 80 other riders for smoke-related injuries.

Carol Glover, a 61-year-old commuter from Virginia, died of smoke exposure as a result of the incident. “As a direct and proximate result of Defendant WMATA’s negligence, Ms. Glover was trapped, helpless, in Train 302 for nearly forty-five minutes as it filled with smoke,” a $50 million lawsuit filed by her family against Metro reads. “During this time she fought, ever more agonizingly, to breathe as the smoke gradually sapped the life from her body.”

That lawsuit remains active, as do dozens of others, according to WTOP. No trial date has been set yet.

In legal filings, Metro and D.C. Fire and EMS have blamed one another for the incident. A bevy of investigations have reached a similar conclusion: WMATA’s safety culture is broken.

Since the incident, Metro has announced safety changes and underwent a year-long intensive maintenance and repair program.