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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May 08, 2023
Plaintiffs In 3 States File United Suit Over Ohio Derailment
A group of residents, property owners and businesses in three states have hit Norfolk Southern with a class action complaint that asserts claims against the rail line for its role in a February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that released toxic chemicals into the surrounding air, water and soil.
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April 05, 2023
31 Norfolk Derailment Suits Consolidated In Ohio Fed. Court
An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday officially consolidated 31 suits over the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, appointing attorneys with Grant & Eisenhofer PA, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC and Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine PC to serve as interim class counsel in the consolidated action.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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