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.
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
WYANDOTTE, Okla. — Residents of Wyandotte, Oklahoma are cleaning up after a massive train derailment tonight, but luckily, no one was injured. Just before 8:00 p.m., a train barreling through town at a high rate of speed according to an eyewitness, appeared to come apart, throwing train cars into the yard of a nearby house. []
Police were diverting traffic around several blocked intersections Thursday evening after the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad had a minor train derailment at First and Emery Street, according to a Longmont Public Safety release.
Company says settlement will resolve all class action claims within 20-mile
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