The surveys will allow people near the impacted area to share their health symptoms, medical care and treatment, along with their concerns and needs.
East Palestine resident Laurie Harmon is tired of fighting — for her health, for her home, for a sense of normalcy. Ms. Harmon is one
Norfolk Southern also said the settlement will include, for residents who choose to participate, personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius of the derailment site.
In principle, Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million class-action settlement with victims over the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine.
The disaster sparked concerns about hazardous chemicals injuring residents
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has announced a significant step forward in resolving the aftermath of the East Palestine derailment, revealing a $600 million agreement in principle to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit. This development, disclosed on Tuesday, signifies a significant move towards closure for affected residents within a 20-mile radius of the derailment […]
The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn't enough
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in eastern Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn’t enough. After all, they said Wednesday that this settlement for everyone within 20 miles of the East
Norfolk Southern has reached a $600 million settlement that, if approved by a court, will resolve all class-action lawsuits within 20 miles of its 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air. The rail company said the settlement is intended to offset costs related to the spill that sent a plume of toxic smoke into the air and displaced many residents and businesses. But Norfolk Southern didn’t admit to any...
Ever since the derailment of a freight train and its aftermath last year in
With thousands of emergency first responders on the job in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton County, a nonprofit stands ready to financially assist the employees and their families in the event of a death on the job or "another life-altering event."