March 08, 2023
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.
February 24, 2023
Two Youngstown, Ohio, residents brought a potential class action against Norfolk Southern on Thursday, joining a bevy of lawsuits in the aftermath of the train derailment in East Palestine that caused a spill of hazardous chemicals and a controlled burn that spread smoke as far as 20 miles.