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In re: East Palestine Train Derailment

  1. February 01, 2024

    Insurer Fights Railroad Subpoena For Ohio Derailment Docs

    An insurance company that investigated claims made surrounding last year's East Palestine, Ohio, derailment has asked an Ohio federal court to block a subpoena from Norfolk Southern seeking to procure its findings from the area where the accident occurred, arguing it was a nonparty to the massive litigation over the derailment.

  2. January 31, 2024

    The Rail Industry And The East Palestine Wreck: 1 Year Later

    A year after a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, sprawling consolidated litigation and proposed regulations carry the promise of preventing a recurrence even though federal accident investigators have not yet issued a final determination on what caused the disaster.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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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