In re: East Palestine Train Derailment
Case Number:
4:23-cv-00242
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- AltmanNewman
- Aylstock Witkin
- Barkan & Robon
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Barrack Rodos
- Bartlit Beck
- Benesch
- Berger Montague
- Bertram & Graf
- Betras Kopp
- Burg Simpson
- David Graham Law
- Dickie McCamey
- Dowd Bennett
- Dworken & Bernstein
- Elk & Elk
- Emerson Firm
- Fibich Leebron
- Frantz Ward
- Goldenberg Schneider
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Haynes & Boone
- Herzfeld Suetholz
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Levin Sedran
- Lieff Cabraser
- Lipson O'Shea
- Lynch Carpenter
- Lynn Pinker
- Milberg Coleman
- Motley Rice
- Murray & Murray
- Nicolaides Fink
- Peiffer Wolf
- Plakas Mannos
- Robert Peirce & Associates
- Roberts Matejczyk
- Schlichter Bogard
- Seeger Weiss
- Shapero Roloff
- Simmons Hanly
- Smith Pauley
- Strauss Troy
- Vorys
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- WilmerHale
- Wright & Schulte
- Zoll & Kranz
Companies
- American Family Insurance Group
- Braskem SA
- Erie Insurance Inc.
- Gatx Corporation
- Norfolk Southern Corp.
- Safeco Insurance Co.
- Trinity Industries Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
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January 01, 2024
Ohio Legal Battles To Watch In 2024
The new year in Ohio will ring in more developments in claims over the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine and a fight by FirstEnergy investors to keep class certification, with both matters having already spawned a cavalcade of complaints.
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October 17, 2023
Norfolk Southern Pins Derailment Damages On Tank Car Cos.
Norfolk Southern told an Ohio federal judge that the owners of five tank cars transporting a highly flammable toxic chemical during February's derailment in East Palestine cannot evade liability for damages in consolidated litigation because they used modified or noncompliant tank cars.
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September 27, 2023
Ohio Sens. Call For State Of Emergency Over Train Derailment
Both of Ohio's U.S. senators sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan, calling for him to declare a public health emergency in the areas affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing that the determination would open up Medicare coverage.
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September 21, 2023
Biden Holds Off On Disaster Declaration Over Ohio Derailment
President Joe Biden has called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take steps to name a coordinator for long-term recovery efforts in the East Palestine, Ohio, area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment, but stopped short of declaring the region a disaster area.
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September 19, 2023
Railcar Owners Want Out Of East Palestine Derailment Suit
The owners of two of the dozens of railcars involved in the fiery East Palestine, Ohio, derailment say Norfolk Southern can't drag them into a proposed class action because federal rules put responsibility on the railroad, which had already filed third-party claims against the railcar companies in another suit.
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August 29, 2023
Norfolk Southern Fights Subpoena For Derailment Consultant
Norfolk Southern Corp. asked an Ohio federal court Tuesday to bar plaintiffs affected by the East Palestine derailment from subpoenaing a third-party consultant that's helping to set up a program for repaying property owners, claiming the consultant's records are protected by privilege.
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August 04, 2023
The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2023: Midyear Report
Courts around the U.S. will be weighing important environmental legal issues over the rest of 2023, including how much courts should defer to agency expertise, whether young plaintiffs can sue the U.S. over its energy policies and whether the Biden administration has overstepped in its efforts to enforce its environmental justice priorities.
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August 02, 2023
What Attys Should Know 6 Mos. After Ohio Train Derailment
Six months after 38 cars of a Pennsylvania-bound Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, and left behind fears of contaminated water, soil and air, the fight has moved from the small border town to courtrooms in Youngstown, Columbus and Pittsburgh, and to the halls of state and federal legislatures.
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July 03, 2023
Residents Say Norfolk Southern Can't Evade Derailment Suits
Residents, property and business owners and other plaintiffs have told an Ohio federal judge that Norfolk Southern cannot evade liability for its "recklessness and conscious disregard for the rights and safety of others" over the fiery Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine.
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June 05, 2023
Norfolk Southern Wants Combined Derailment Suit Dropped
Norfolk Southern said the plaintiffs in a class action over a train derailment in Ohio earlier this year haven't shown the company was negligent or that it caused any specific harm to people's health or property.
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