April 30, 2024
Pennsylvania school districts have told a federal judge that railcar companies cannot evade allegations they negligently shipped toxic chemicals in retrofitted tank cars during last year's Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, saying the environmental and health harms in their communities can be tied to the companies' conduct.
February 26, 2024
A trio of railcar companies told a federal court that a group of Pennsylvania school districts can't rope them into litigation over the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing in briefs Friday that the schools didn't sufficiently link them to the harm allegedly suffered from the derailment and chemical spill.
November 20, 2023
Norfolk Southern has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss proposed class claims filed by school districts and students over the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing that the claims are preempted by federal law and don't plausibly allege that hazardous substances migrated to their properties.
November 01, 2023
Norfolk Southern cannot transfer the derailment and chemical spill claims brought against it by school districts and students in Pennsylvania to Ohio federal court, the proposed classes have argued, stating that their claims are "unique" and do not blend in well with the consolidated action in the Buckeye State.
October 24, 2023
A Pennsylvania federal judge paused a proposed class action against Norfolk Southern Corp. Tuesday brought by school districts and students affected by the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, allowing the company to seek a transfer to Ohio before responding to the complaint.
August 24, 2023
Norfolk Southern Railway Company was hit with a proposed class action by six Pennsylvania school districts and five students in federal court Thursday over an Ohio train derailment, seeking to hold the company liable for toxic chemical releases in the incident.