The Greg Allman biographical film "Midnight Rider" is in court as producers and the transportation company face charges from the family of Sarah Jones, a crewmember who was killed on the first day of filming.

The parents of Sarah Jones sued 10 individuals, including director Randall Miller, and eight corporations, including CSX Transportation, which owns the railroad tracks where Feb. 20 tragedy took place, Film Allman and Unclaimed Freight Productions. Singer Gregg Allman was sued along with others accused of being responsible for the February death of the young camera assistant.

Railroad operator CSX Transportation recently filed a cross claim against the producers of "Midnight Rider," saying that the producers illegally filmed on its tracks where a train collided with the crew earlier this year and that CSX  denied them permission two times to film on train tracks where a Feb. 20 accident killed Sarah Jones and injured six others. This is the first time that CSX, a Florida-based railroad operator, made any public statement about the "Midnight Rider" crash.

CSX filed a response denying negligence and alleging that Jones put herself in a dangerous situation. The railroad company seeks to be dismissed from that case. The transport company contends that it did not bear liability for the accident.

In a statement the company said "CSXT denies that it had prior knowledge that the 'Midnight Rider' cast and film crew or their equipment were or would be on its tracks or trestle. CSXT admits that, because CSXT lacked any such knowledge, CSXT did not send a representative to remove the 'Midnight Rider' defendants or their equipment from its tracks and trestle."

Sarah Jones family's attorney, Jeffrey R Harris, issued this statement in response to the CSX allegations in their cross claim: "CSX's attempt to blame Sarah for causing her own death is, unfortunately, not surprising given the Defendants' behavior to date. The fact is, while the Defendants have differing accounts as to what happened on February 20th, one thing is abundantly clear - Sarah had no knowledge of the imminent danger awaiting her when she went to work that morning. To the contrary, she believed those in charge of the Midnight Rider production had taken the appropriate safety precautions and secured permission to film on the railroad tracks. It would also be reasonable to trust that CSX would follow its own safety measures by notifying its train operators that a film crew was setting up next to their tracks. The tragic truth is, the Defendants failed to live up to their obligations. Richard and Elizabeth Jones have been clear in their motivation behind this legal action. First, to obtain truthful answers as to what happened that day and, second, to ensure no one else - in this industry their daughter loved so very much - is ever put in danger on a film set again. Safety for Sarah."

On Feb. 20, 2014,  the first day of shooting on the Allman Brothers movie "Midnight Rider" was a dream sequence on a railroad trestle, with a hospital bed on the tracks. Jones was killed when a train came across the bridge near Jessup, Georgia. The crew was hit was debris. Jones was knocked into the path of the train by debris from the bed.

The family of the Sarah Jones launched a website called www.SafetyforSarah.com to bring attention to safety issues across the entertainment industry.