In re: East Palestine Train Derailment

  1. March 31, 2023

    Class Attys Vie To Lead Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits

    The federal judge overseeing litigation against Norfolk Southern railroad over its derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was presented Friday with two visions for consolidated leadership of the cases: a large, "inclusive" team led by attorneys from Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine PC, Grant & Eisenhofer PA and Morgan & Morgan PA, or a leaner team with an emphasis on Ohio connections, led by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and Strauss Troy.

  2. March 16, 2023

    Norfolk Southern Derailment Suits Spur Lead Counsel Race

    Two legal teams featuring plaintiff powerhouses like Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP have submitted dueling bids for the lead counsel role in mounting litigation over last month's Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailment and chemical spill, with one group touting its class action work and the other championing its members' local connections.

  3. March 08, 2023

    Ohio Judge Seeks Consolidation Plan For 18 Derailment Suits

    U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson from the Northern District of Ohio on Wednesday gave counsel one week to propose a consolidation structure for 18 separate class action lawsuits brought against Norfolk Southern over the catastrophic derailment last month in East Palestine. 

  4. February 08, 2023

    Norfolk Southern Sued Over Ohio Derailment, Chemical Spill

    Norfolk Southern Railway Co. was hit with two proposed class actions over a recent train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in an eastern Ohio village near the Pennsylvania border that forced the evacuation of nearby residents and businesses.