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Posted By admin on April 11, 2024

Norfolk Southern announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a February 2023 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio.

The settlement, which requires approval by Judge Benita Y. Pearson of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, includes payments to residents and businesses within 20 miles of the derailment. It also resolves personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius of the derailment.

Individuals and businesses will be able to use compensation from the settlement in any manner they see fit to address potential adverse impacts from the derailment, Norfolk Southern said in a statement. This could include health care needs and medical monitoring, property restoration and diminution, and compensation for any net business loss.

The lawyers representing the victims said the settlement was a fair, reasonable and adequate result for the community on a number of levels, including the speed in which the resolution was reached and how much money residents and businesses would receive.

Beth Graham, a lawyer at Grant & Eisenhofer who represented the plaintiffs, said her team had received an overwhelmingly positive response from East Palestine and its surrounding area. Its still unclear exactly how many people would be eligible for compensation, but the number is likely to be in the tens of thousands, she said.

The community as a whole has been grateful and relieved that this is the first step in putting this behind them and getting them some sort of compensation, Ms. Graham said in an interview.

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Norfolk Southern Settles an East Palestine Train Derailment Suit for $600 Million - The New York Times

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