( January 2, 2026, 9:44 AM EST) -- YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio has approved a stipulated settlement between Kroll Settlement Administration (KSA) and class counsel in the litigation related to the 2023 derailment of a train operated by Norfolk Southern Corp. in East Palestine, Ohio, under which KSA will pay $17.25 million to compensate the settlement fund for “any alleged violations or errors” it committed in its administration of the $600 million settlement reached in that litigation in 2024....