July 12, 2017
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.
April 12, 2017
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.
December 12, 2016
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.
October 17, 2016
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.