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State of Ohio v. Norfolk Southern Corporation et al.

  1. October 15, 2024

    Feds Seek Court's OK On $350M Norfolk Southern Spill Deal

    The federal government has asked an Ohio federal judge to approve a nearly $350 million settlement to close out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's legal claims against Norfolk Southern over the fiery February 2023 train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine.

  2. August 02, 2024

    Pa. AG Wants More From Feds' Norfolk Southern Settlement

    Pennsylvania's attorney general was concerned Friday that a proposed $310 million settlement with Norfolk Southern Railway — intended to cover the cleanup costs, civil penalties and community health concerns after a fiery 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — did not go far enough in making the railroad pay for healthcare costs or implement safety upgrades.

  3. May 23, 2024

    Norfolk Southern Inks $310M Deal To Settle Feds' Spill Suit

    Norfolk Southern Railway Co. on Thursday agreed to a $310 million deal to settle the federal government's legal claims that arose out of the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that released large amounts of contaminants into the air, ground and water.

  4. April 11, 2024

    Ohio Judge Axes Norfolk's Derailment Cleanup Cost Defenses

    An Ohio federal judge has struck several of Norfolk Southern Corp.'s defenses against the government's environmental cleanup cost suit arising from the train derailment in East Palestine but said it is too early to rule on the company's argument that the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act claims are preempted by federal rail statutes.

  5. March 06, 2024

    Norfolk Southern Can't Shift Cleanup Costs To Tank Car Cos.

    Norfolk Southern cannot dump environmental cleanup costs on seven tank car owners and shipping customers with rail cars transporting chemicals and hazardous materials on the train that derailed in East Palestine last year, an Ohio federal judge said Wednesday.

  6. September 15, 2023

    Dow Rips Norfolk Southern's Bid To Share Derailment Cleanup

    Dow Chemical claimed Friday in Ohio federal court that Norfolk Southern is attempting to dump environmental cleanup costs on shipping customers that had rail cars carrying chemicals in the train that derailed in East Palestine in February.

  7. August 04, 2023

    The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2023: Midyear Report

    Courts around the U.S. will be weighing important environmental legal issues over the rest of 2023, including how much courts should defer to agency expertise, whether young plaintiffs can sue the U.S. over its energy policies and whether the Biden administration has overstepped in its efforts to enforce its environmental justice priorities.

  8. July 10, 2023

    EPA Aims To Strike Norfolk Southern's Derailment Defenses

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking an Ohio federal court to strike seven of Norfolk Southern Railway Co.'s affirmative defenses in a suit over the East Palestine derailment, saying that the railroad has no chance of succeeding on those defenses and that they will only lead to extended discovery and court costs.

  9. July 03, 2023

    Norfolk Southern Sues Car Owners Over Ohio Derail Disaster

    Norfolk Southern Corp. on Friday sued the owners of the cars that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this year, alleging they are responsible for past and future cleanup costs that the company so far has borne on its own.

  10. March 14, 2023

    Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over East Palestine Derailment

    Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Tuesday sued Norfolk Southern Corp. over the Feb. 3 derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, near the state's border with Pennsylvania, seeking reimbursement for the resources it put into responding to the incident, as well as environmental damage.

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