Appeal delays $600M class action settlement payments in Ohio …
WEB2 days ago · Updated 10:54 AM PDT, September 30, 2024. Settlement checks related to Norfolk Southern’s disastrous 2023 derailment could be delayed up to two years now because an appeal of a federal judge’s decision last week to approve the $600 million deal has been filed, lawyers in the case said Monday. Many residents of East Palestine, Ohio ...
NTSB Releases Illustrated Digest of East Palestine Investigation …
WEB2 days ago · WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board released an illustrated digest of its investigation into the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. The illustrated digest serves as a companion to the NTSB’s 201-page final report, using photos and graphics to illustrate how and why the ...
Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio ...
WEB6 days ago · Matt Freed/AP. Youngstown, Ohio AP —. A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within ...
Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio ...
WEB6 days ago · A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Judge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a …
East Palestine residents react to $600M settlement - Spectrum News
WEB6 days ago · East Palestine residents shouted outside the courthouse where it all went down. The $600 million class-action settlement was between Norfolk Southern and those living within a 20-mile radius of the 2023 train derailment. Nearly 55,000 claims had been filed, but some residents, like Krissy Ferguson, said the high number of claims doesn’t ...
One year after the toxic train derailment, East Palestine is a town ...
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · A full year after 38 freight cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the crash site is still under active construction. Compactors rumble by, smoothing the soil. Silver and green tanker trucks...
Norfolk Southern to pay millions in settlement over East Palestine ...
WEBMay 23, 2024 · A federal judge has signed off Tuesday, May 21, 2024, on the $600 million class action settlement over last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are still wondering how much they will end up with out of the deal.
NTSB to Meet and Approve Final Report on Norfolk Southern …
WEBJun 13, 2024 · NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy will hold two public community meetings in East Palestine, Ohio, on June 24 and 25 open to residents of East Palestine and surrounding areas, including neighboring communities in Pennsylvania.
United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk ...
WEBMay 23, 2024 · Today, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable to address and pay for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
East Palestine derailment: Timeline of key events in toxic train ...
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Ohio filed a 58-count federal lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the train derailment in East Palestine, alleging the railway operator violated various federal and state environmental laws and ...