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Johnson v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (TV1)

  1. July 12, 2017

    Judge Recommends Partial Cert. In Train Derailment Suit

    A Tennessee magistrate judge on Tuesday recommended partial certification of a group of residents alleging railroad operator CSX and a railway equipment company caused a train car carrying hazardous substances including acrylonitrile to derail, purportedly putting the community at risk of exposure to a potential carcinogen.

  2. April 12, 2017

    Union Tank Car Co. Wants Out Of Tenn. Train Derailment Suit

    Union Tank Car Co. — one of the defendants in a putative class action stemming from a train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals and caused thousands to evacuate in Maryville, Tennessee — argued that it should be dropped from the case because the claims against it were not timely.

  3. December 12, 2016

    Train Cos. Fight Class Cert. In Suit Over 2015 Crash

    CSX Transportation Inc. and Union Tank Car Co. asked a Tennessee federal court on Friday not to certify a class of more than 6,000 people in Maryville, Tennessee, who claim the companies' negligence was to blame for a train derailment and fiery chemical spill in 2015.

  4. October 17, 2016

    Tenn. Residents Want Class Cert. In Train Derailment Row

    A group of Maryville, Tennessee, residents has asked for class certification in a lawsuit against CSX Transportation Co. and Union Tank Car Co. accusing them of negligence for allegedly causing a train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in the town that required the evacuation of more than 6,000 residents.